Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta are found in the Atlantic ocean Adults can be 3 feet long and weigh 350 pounds They come ashore to build nests and lay eggs in the fall Florida Atlantic Ocean

Sea turtle rehabilitation facilities help injured turtles safely return to the ocean The difference between Loggerhead Green and Leatherback juveniles can be seen here Florida

A sea turtles nest contains about 100 eggs Most hatchlings try to avoid predators by escaping to the open ocean at night Florida

Sea turtle rehabilitation facilities help injured turtles safely return to the ocean They also raise the public s awareness by giving tours and organizing beach walks Florida

Florida s sandy beaches provide nesting sites for Loggerhead Green and Leatherback turtles Shown here are a female Loggerhead s tracks she made after laying her eggs Florida Atlantic Ocean

Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta can be 3 feet long and weigh 350 pounds Their large head and powerful jaws crush a diet of crabs and mollusks on the reef Florida Atlantic Ocean

Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta can be 3 feet long and weigh 350 pounds Their large head and powerful jaws crush a diet of crabs and mollusks on the reef Florida Atlantic Ocean

Sea turtle rehabilitation facilities help injured turtles safely return to the ocean They also raise the public s awareness by giving tours and organizing beach walks Florida

Sea turtle rehabilitation facilities help injured turtles safely return to the ocean They also raise the public s awareness by giving tours and organizing beach walks Florida

Souvenir turtles for sale near Istuzu beach where loggerhead turtles come ashore to lay eggs, Dalyan, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Sea turtle rehabilitation facilities help injured turtles safely return to the ocean They also raise the public s awareness by giving tours and organizing beach walks Florida

Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man, CRUSTACEA: Turtle soup, pearl diving, catching turtles, leeches, tooth powder, pearl buttons, crab pots, shrimpers, Cowrie shell money, sepia and tortoise shells, Hand-coloured lithograph published London c.1850

Two Florida redbelly turtles, Pseudemys nelsoni, sunning themselves on a creek bank. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. UNESCO World Heritage Site (Biosphere Reserve).