Penyu Comel
About Sea turtle
Sea turtles are unique reptiles and one of the Earth's most ancient creatures that have been lived about 200 million years ago, since the time of the dinosaurs. There are seven species that can be found today but only four species that have been recorded which can be found in Malaysia. There are Olive Ridley turtle (Penyu Lipas), Green turtle (Penyu Agar), Hawksbill turtle (Penyu Karah) and Leatherback turtle (Penyu Belimbing).
Sea turtles can be found in all warm and temperate waters throughout the world and migrate hundreds of miles between nesting and feeding grounds. Most sea turtles undergo long migrations, some as far as 1400 miles, between their feeding grounds and the beaches where they nest. The main food for this marine reptile is including jellyfish, seaweed, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae and mollusks.
Sea turtles spend most of their lives in the water, where not much information can be gathered on their behavior. Most of what is known about sea turtle behavior is obtained by observing hatchlings and females that leave the water to lay eggs. Sea turtles, like salmon, will return to the same nesting grounds at which they were born. When females come to the shore they dig out a nest in the ground with their back flippers, bury their clutch of eggs and return to the ocean. After hatching, the young may take as long as a week to dig themselves out of the nest. They emerge at night, move toward the ocean and remain there, solitary, until it is time to mate.
References
(1) Defenders of Wildlife. (2014). Basic Facts About Sea Turtles [online]. Retrieved from http://www.defenders.org/sea-turtles/basic-facts [Accessed on November 17, 2014].
(2) Oceana. (2014). Sea Turtles: Overview [online]. Retrieved from http://oceana.org/en/our-work/protect-marine-wildlife/sea-turtles/overview [Accessed on November 18, 2014].
(3) See turtles. (2014). Sea Turtle Facts [online]. Retrieved from http://www.seeturtles.org/sea-turtle-facts/ [Accessed on November 18, 2014].