CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Turtle

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“Female hawksbill turtles return to the same nesting grounds where they were born to lay their eggs. Females also return to the same beach where they hatched to nest, even if that beach is far from their foraging grounds.”

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Reptilia

ORDER

Testudines

FAMILY

Cheloniidae

GENUS

Eretmochelys

Location

Oceans Worldwide

Reptile

Omnivore

Habitat

Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic, Marine Intertidal

Food

Sea Sponges, Marine Algae, Corals, Mollusks, Tunicates, Crustaceans, Sea Urchins, Small Fish, and Jellyfish.

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Fishing

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