loggerhead turtle
Large sea reptile
A loggerhead turtle is a large sea turtle with a massive head and powerful jaws, found in warm oceans worldwide.
Named for its disproportionately large head—loggerhead being an old term for a blockhead or stubborn person.
Loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in U.S.
Atlantic waters and are a threatened species.
- sea turtleOcean-dwelling shelled reptile
- leatherbackLargest living turtle species
- shellHard outer covering
- satellite trackingMonitoring orbiting objects' positions
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
nesting sites · nesting season · beak · plastron · scutes · endangered species · carapace · hatchling · crawl · terrapin · migration routes · mangrove forests · driftwood · thermal regulation · Atlantic · ocean currents · eggs · barnacles
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
- island wildlifemarine iguana, Darwin's finches, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise, giant tortoises
marine vs. terrestrial chelonians
loggerhead turtletortoise
Land-dwelling shelled reptile
desert tortoise · Galápagos tortoise · box turtle · gopher tortoise