Bog Turtle Sierra Jacoby American Military University SCIN130 Dr. James Brown The quote “good things come in small packages” is the perfect description of the bog turtle. The bog turtle‚ Glyptemys muhlenbergii‚ is the smallest turtle located in the northeast‚ growing only to be about three to four and a half inches long (Hay 568). Bog turtles are no bigger than the palm of your hand. This charming little turtle is noticed most by the yellow-orange spots that can be found on either
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Turtles Hatching The poem Mark O’Connor wrote "Turtles Hatching" at a time in his life when was closely studying nature. In this poem Mark O’Connor closely observes turtles hatching and contemplates the ritual that turtles share with the beach. This poem also has close connotations to life cycle and family. Mark O’Connor begins the poem with one single line which emphasis the information that he is giving the reader. The continuation of this line from the rest of the poem to the next without
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be an endangered species. Luckily‚ this isn’t the case for us‚ but for endangered sea turtles it is a reality. Some of the older turtles‚ which are 140 to 160 year old‚ can lay hundreds of eggs every time they go ashore. However‚ only one or two of these eggs survive. Some turtles have been known to live more than 250 years‚ but because of poachers few actually survive that long. The cycle of life for the turtle is hard‚ and the beginning is a very rare thing to witness. I had the amazing opportunity
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Save the Sea Turtles Laura Jo Dethloff English/215 July 23‚ 2012 Donna Strong Traveling the seas by day and night are the ancient sea creatures known as sea turtles. The deep blue waters are full of them from leatherbacks to loggerheads‚ and many more. The 100- pound enormous creatures are threatened or endangered at the hand of humans every day. With the tragic problems the world face today it is a wonder that people consider saving these animals. Environmental conservatives
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December 2014 Leatherback Turtle There are many animals on this earth that have survived for hundreds and thousands of years. Recently studies have shown that those animals are now on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. They are claimed as critically endangered. They are as we say becoming extinct. The Leatherback Turtle is one of those endangered animal species. Leatherback Turtles also known as “Dermochelys coriacea” is named after its shell. It is not hard like other turtles but made up of leather-like
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Part one: The three short stories- When Grizzlies Walked Upright‚ The Earth on Turtle’s Back‚ and The Navajo Origin Legend – all share a similar concept. The story The Earth on Turtle’s Back talks about before Earth even existed everything was water and there were birds and animals that swam around. Up‚ above the clouds‚ was a skyland where humans lived. In the end of this short story a small little muskrat brings up land from underneath the water and gives the chief’s wife a place to stand and
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Turtle Stones By Edgar A. Brown Concretions‚ some of which are called turtle stones‚ have been geological curiosities around the world for centuries. According to Wikipedia‚ a concretion is a hard‚ compact mass of matter formed within layers of sedimentary rock such as sandstone‚ shale‚ siltstone‚ and limestone. Concretions form as minerals within rock beds and precipitate in cracks and cavities‚ or as sediment builds up in layers around a core like a pebble or a shell. The Finger Lakes shale holds
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Summary A land turtle navigates through a dry patch of ground toward a slanted highway embankment full of oat beards and foxtails. Resolute and unswerving‚ the turtle fights its way up the slope to the highway and begins to cross the hot pavement. A speeding car swerves onto the shoulder to avoid the turtle. Moments later‚ a truck purposefully clips the shell of the turtle‚ sending it spinning to the side of the highway‚ landing on its back. Eventually‚ the turtle rights itself‚ crawls down the
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Apollo 11: the mission intro Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to successfully land on the moon and come back to earth. This mission made it into american history and is one of the greatest achievements of america. It showed to all people that the sky is not the limit and we can go way farther. On July 16‚ 1969‚ apollo 11 was launched from Cape Kennedy‚ Florida. The passengers on this spacecraft was astronaut Neil Armstrong‚ also command module pilot Michael Collins‚ and the last passenger
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THE GREEN SEA TURTLE Sea turtles are large‚ air-breathing reptiles that inhabit tropical and subtropical seas throughout the world. Seven distinct species of sea turtles grace our oceans today. Upon first sight of the Green Sea Turtle it may appear to come off as any other turtle. The truth is that these turtles are magnificent beautiful creatures that spend most of their lives exploring endlessly through our massive ocean. These reptiles have the ability to
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