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Marine
or Sea Turtles
Turtles
are reptiles whose ancestors were amphimians. Turtles breathe with
lungs, have three chambers in thier hearts, and heads and flippers that
can not be kept in their carapace, or shell. Today the world's sea
turtles consist of 8 species of which only 4 are seen in marine parks. |
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This
popular local festival is held in March and April along the northern beaches
of Phuket Island and the beaches just north of Phuket Island. Local
beaches and resorts often have specific schedules for programs that vary
from year to year.
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Life Cycle
of sea turtle
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After mating, female
swim to beach at night, here she uses both beach flippers dig a hole into
the sand. |
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Laying egg which
soft as leather, each does more than twice per year. |
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Liquid from her
eyes is for humidity control and sand protection |
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When the turtle
finishes laying the eggs, she then conceals the nest, covers the eggs pit
with sand. She the goes back to the sea. The turtle leaves
her tracks on the beach. |
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