​​turtle

Family: chelonians (Chelonidae)
Order: Chelonia (Chelonia)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
The shells of turtles is similar to that of terrestrial cousins​​, the tortoises. Compared to these present a more streamlined, and then the shell is considerably lowered. To use the swimming limbs modified into powerful palette, using circular movements, allowing them to move in water with agility and lightness.
The weight is around 100 kg and the maximum length is about 90 cm.
In general, unlike the turtles, the turtle returns to land only to lay their eggs, although the loggerhead returns to rest on the beach. When the female goes ashore to lay their eggs, leaving behind a long trail in the sand. Reached the desired point, with the hind legs, which are transformed into powerful shovels, dig a deep hole 45-60 cm. Then he starts with the tail pointing toward the hole and begins to expel the eggs, from 60 up to 150. These are left under the hot sand for a couple of months. The offspring from the nest called out en masse by an uncontrollable desire to reach the water during this long and exhausting crossed many small turtles are preyed. The loggerhead is carnivorous and feeds on fish, molluscs and crustaceans.