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NAME: Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: (Eretmochelys imbricata) | |
| RANGE: Found in the warm ocean waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Located from Australia to Japan, southern Brazil to the British Isles. Also, found off of the southern coast of Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. | |
| HABITAT: These turtles live in the clear offshore waters off the mainland and on island shelves. Hawksbill Sea turtles are more commonly found in the locality of coral reef formations. They usually nest in the same proximity of the coral reefs. Hawksbill Sea turtles, however, tend to use many different habitat locations throughout their life cycle. | |
| STATUS: Endangered status since 1970 | |
| DIET IN THE WILD: Hawksbill Sea turtle's, are omnivorous and have a widely variegating diet. Their diet consists of small sea grasses and plants found in different ocean depths and includes invertebrates, such as crustaceans, jellyfish, mollusks, sea urchins and sponges. WARNING: IF YOU GIVE A HOOT, DO NOT POLLUTE. At times these beautiful creatures mistake balloons, debris and plastic material pieces as food. This can in turn lead to a wide range of illness in these turtles or even death. | |
| DIET IN THE ZOO: 50 grams of Capelin (a small fish), 50 grams of squid and 60 grams of Aquatic Omni gel. This is a food gel which contains many necessary nutrients and vitamins vital to the Hawksbill Sea turtle that it normally does not find in captivity. | |
| LOCATION IN THE ZOO: The Hawksbill Sea turtle is located in the Texas Gulf Coast area of the Texas Wild Exhibit. It is housed in Alexander's Bait Shack. |
Teresa
Alcala
