This is a tropical island in the South Pacific Ocean.
The blazing sun scorches the white sand,
Small sandbags on the beach
It's like a small round bread in the oven.
Under the sandbag,
Countless small lives are undergoing wonderful changes.
suddenly
A dark brown little guy —
A female tortoiseshell tortoiseshell burrowed out of the sandbag.
The sex of the tortoiseshell is influenced by temperature:
The lower the temperature,
The greater the likelihood of hatching male hawksbill turtles,
contrarily
The more likely it is to hatch a female hawksbill turtle.
The high temperature lasts for many days,
This little tortoiseshell should have a lot of "sisters".
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There are good fathers in the ocean who incubate eggs in place of females, seahorses,
There is a good mother who can't leave and guard the eggs for months - octopus,
Of course, there are also "unreliable" parents such as tortoiseshells.
Female tortoiseshells leave immediately after laying their eggs,
To keep offspring in the egg is to face the cruel test of nature.
The newly hatched tortoiseshell has no hard back armor protection,
It's not fast either.
In the eyes of predators such as seagulls and sea crabs, it is a moving "small dish".
The little tortoiseshell had just crawled out of the sandbag,
There is a "life and death sprint".
It is going to climb into the sea as fast as it can,
Otherwise, it will become the "mouth food" of many predators.
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This lucky little tortoiseshell crossed the obstacles on the beach,
Successfully enter the embrace of the sea.
Initially
It can only "board" in the drifting seaweed,
Preys on small fish, molluscs and crustaceans.
Seaweed may "host" several different species of turtles,
It is difficult for the average person to distinguish them.
As the little tortoiseshell grows up,
Its differences from other sea turtles will become more and more obvious.
1. The dorsal carapace of the tortoiseshell is brownish red,
There are many pale yellow patches distributed on it.
2. There are 13 large back armors of the tortoiseshell,
Therefore, it is also called "thirteen scales".
5 pieces of dorsal armor in the center of the back
Like the tiles stacked on the roof of an old-fashioned house,
There is also a longer protrusion at the posterior edge of each piece.
3. Unlike other turtles with blunt round mouth shape,
The tortoiseshell's upper jaw bends downward like an eagle's mouth,
For this reason, hawksbill turtles are also known as "hawk-billed sea turtles".
4. The limbs of the tortoiseshell evolve into wing-like fins.
The forelimbs are well developed and the hindlimbs are relatively short.
There are claws at the ends of the forelimbs,
It is one of the characteristics that distinguish hawksbill turtles from other sea turtles.
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Like other turtles,
Tortoiseshell is also an "underwater traveler" who has been on the road all his life.
Small hawksbill turtles that live in seaweed can only go with the flow at first.
Finally one day, it no longer needs the protection of seaweed,
It grows into a hunk about 1 meter long and weighs 80 kilograms.
Now, it's time to start traveling.
Tortoiseshells swim in the blue sea,
Swinging its broad forelimbs, it is like soaring in the water.
It likes to cruise in the shallow sea areas close to the islands and reefs,
It loves coral reefs. The island reef is like a "supply station" for tortoiseshells,
There is an abundance of food to enjoy.
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Hawksbill turtle is a migratory marine animal,
Travel several thousand kilometers a year.
On their journey, deadly threats are everywhere:
Fishing, destruction of spawning grounds, marine pollution, etc.
Among them, fishing is the main reason for the sharp decline in hawksbill turtle stocks.
The back armor of the tortoiseshell is considered to be a superior ornament and medicinal raw material.
"Foot under the silk shoes, head of the tortoiseshell light" is the ancients tortoiseshell back armor as a true portrayal of the jewelry.
Now, there are many tortoiseshells who have been poisoned by their beautiful back armor.
Hawksbill turtle is classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature,
He is a very small member of the turtle family.
Protecting hawksbill turtles and protecting their habitat is imperative.
Protect the tortoiseshell, starting with me
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