answersLogoWhite

0

Sea turtles bury their eggs in a hole in the sand to protect from predators and wind. The sand incubates them and the mother basically abandons them. The babies inside of the egg have a tooth usually referred to as an egg tooth (carucnle) which they use to break the shell. This tooth falls off soon after birth. Once the first eggs hatch they still must wait for others to hatch to because they cannot dig out on their own. Digging out can take days. Hatchlings generally leave the nest at night or during a cold period of time (rain storms) because they could die of dehydration caused by the heat of the sun. They scramble towards the ocean fast to avoid predators such as crabs and seagulls.

The hatchling will swim out towards beds of kelp until caught in a current. This current could carry the young turtle for years along with the kelp bed. They use the kelp bed as shelter and food as they grow. Full grown sea turtles are non territorial but still solitary animals. They usually prefer shallow coastal waters because it is easy to find food along the bottom or in the reefs. They are migratory and do no have a cave or den type home. They migrate long distances between breeding and feeding sites. They do not behave defensively around other turtles or humans other than swimming away as excepted. That is most of their BEHAVIOURAL adaptations, but they have many more physical adaptations including jaw structure. (I am studying them)

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Is a sea turtle has flippers for swimming behavioral?

yes


What are the adaptations of green sea turtles?

the ribs of a sea turtle are attached to the shell and so they sea turtle breathes by opening and closing his/hers legs.


What is the mating habit of a leatherback sea turtle?

the behaviourl adaptations are to be mad at everything it sees


What color is sea turtle what color is sea turle?

a sea turtle is green and it has some blue


How do sea turtles adapt to their environment?

A sea turtle adapts by eating kelp and fish.A sea turtle is a truly amazing reptile with many different adaptations. One of its adaptations is its hard shell. The shell protects a sea turtle like a shield from many predators. Another adaptation that a sea turtle has is its flippers. A sea turtle's flippers help it swim smoothly. They are also built for digging in the sand. A sea turtle has a very interesting adaptation near its eyes. There is a gland that helps release salt from the ocean. So, on land, it looks like a sea turtle is crying. Without these adaptations, sea turtles may not survive in the wild.they eat kelp


What structural adaptations do sea turtles have?

They get mad when another turtle takes it's place as the parent for the baby turtle's sake of life and death.The giant turtle will use it's structural adaptations to fight for it's child.It may bump the other turtle's shell then swim off, so it can make the fake parent of the baby turtle will follow it into some dark places in the sea then get lost.Then the real parent comes back to take the child far away from the false parent.


What are the Green Sea Turtle's adaptations?

Their forelimbs are paddle-like flippers that aid in swimming. Also, their necks and limbs are nonretractile.


What are all of the different sea turtles?

# green turtle # box turtle # wood turtle # stinkpot turtle


What are some reptiles that live in the sea?

turtle sea snake


What makes sea turtle?

A Sea Turtle on a Sea turtle doing it


What happens when you kiss a sea turtle?

When you kiss a sea turtle, you would hurt your lip because some turtles are dangerous. So when you kiss a turtle, that turtle might bite you!


What are some habits of the sea turtle?

They swim.