Loggerhead
Caretta caretta
A powerful shell-crusher that crosses whole oceans.
Loggerhead sea turtles are marine reptiles named for their broad heads. Strong jaw muscles let them crush hard-shelled prey that many other ocean animals cannot open.
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Ready-to-play deck
Open Ocean Deck
Includes 2 cards featuring Loggerhead.
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Creature passport
- Home
- Young loggerheads spend years traveling through the open ocean; older juveniles and adults also forage in coastal bays, estuaries, and continental-shelf waters around the world.
- Favorite foods
- They eat bottom-dwelling invertebrates such as conchs, whelks, crabs, and horseshoe crabs, along with other ocean prey.
- Size check
- Adults are about 2.5-3.5 ft (0.8-1.1 m) long and 200-350 lb (90-159 kg) - roughly bathtub-long
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Loggerheads must surface to breathe air even though they spend nearly all their lives at sea.
- 2
Some Pacific loggerheads migrate thousands of miles between nesting and feeding areas.
- 3
Scientists estimate that loggerheads may live for 70 years or longer.
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Fishing-gear bycatch, marine debris, vessel strikes, and loss of nesting beaches remain serious threats.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
A massive head and crushing jaws turn armored animals into a meal.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for a large blocky head, reddish-brown shell, and powerful front flippers.
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