Have you ever wondered how a sea turtle can crack open a hard-shelled crab or a spiny sea urchin? Well, if you have, you might want to learn more about the loggerhead sea turtle. It has a massive head and powerful jaws that can crush its prey with ease. It also has a reddish-brown shell and yellowish-brown skin.
Loggerhead sea turtles are widely distributed in the temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They feed on a variety of animals, such as crabs, clams, fish, jellyfish, and even sponges. They can dive up to 200 m (656 ft) deep and stay underwater for up to 10 hours. They are also known to migrate long distances between their feeding and nesting grounds.
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brazil
British Virgin Is.
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
Fiji
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Korea
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niue
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts & Nevis
Suriname
Syria
Tanzania
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turks & Caicos
UAE
US Virgin Islands
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
YemenAnything we've missed?
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Terrestrial / Aquatic
Altricial / Precocial
Polygamous / Monogamous
Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic
Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal
Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd
Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore
Migratory: Yes / No
Domesticated: Yes / No
Dangerous: Yes / No
