Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation
For more than a hundred million years, sea turtles have been swimming in the world's oceans. These magnificent, long-lived creatures spend their lives in the water, coming ashore to lay their eggs. Upon hatching, the baby turtles leave the nest and enter a dangerous world of storms and predators. The females will return to the same beach to lay their own eggs when they reach maturity a decade later. Today, there are seven species of sea turtle: the grass--eating green turtle; the sea sponge--eating hawksbill; the olive ridley; the Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest species; the loggerhead; the flatback of Australia; and the giant leatherback. Having escaped the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, these ancient reptiles today face new dangers that threaten their survival: pollution, hunting, and the destruction of their nesting grounds. Will this century be the last to witness their majesty? Will succeeding generations live in a world devoid of their graceful presence?
Marine biologist James R. Spotila has spent much of his life unraveling the mysteries of these graceful creatures and working to ensure their survival. In Sea Turtles, he offers a comprehensive and compelling account of their history and life cycle based on the most recent scientific data -- and suggests what we can do now to save them. From the Kemp's ridley, which nests on a single beach on Mexico's Gulf Coast, to the nomadic leatherback, which can weigh up to a ton and is in the most imminent danger of extinction, Spotila offers a vivid description of their diets and mating habits, and the conservation efforts being made on their behalf. Illustrated with stunning color photographs by the world's leading nature photographers, Sea Turtles will inform and inspire readers of all ages everywhere.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 18, 2007 Type: User Review |
Absolutely wonderful!!!!!
This book is amazing! Beautiful Pictures!! Our family saved baby sea turtles on a vacation. Bought this book for my ten year old's (very high level reader) non-fiction book report because she fell in love with the species. It was huge and very...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 23, 2007 Type: User Review |
EVERYTHING You need to know about Sea Turtles
I purchased this book for my High School Freshman as a Honors Lit non-fiction book project. She made a beautiful powerpoint presentation and Website with quizzes. This book was fabulous. At first I thought it would be a tough kind of informational...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 05, 2006 Type: User Review |
Superb book
This book is full of fantastic photos and a wealth of detailed information. A must for anybody interested in sea turtles.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 30, 2006 Type: User Review |
Beautiful and educational
This book is beautiful. From one of the top sea turtle conservationists. It covers almost everything there is to know about sea turtles. The diagrams of turtle anatomy really help to understand these creatures. It is also great that Spotila...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 22, 2006 Type: User Review |
Sea Turtles
I am a biologist and found this book filled with inspiration because it offered so many ways we all can help with saving the sea turtles. I plan to do my part, how about you?
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 10, 2005 Type: User Review |
Sea Turtle Lovers: Your Book Has Arrived!
James Spotila has produced one of those "labor of love" books that belongs on the shelf or coffee table of anyone who has ever enjoyed viewing a sea turtle.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 12, 2005 Type: User Review |
Excellent "must have" book
If you are looking for a excellent, well-written book on sea turtles, this is the book for you. "Sea Turtles..." is written at a level that all can enjoy. It is not dry and academic but at the same time it is not a "fluff" book on sea turtles....
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 25, 2005 Type: User Review |
entertaining and visually delightful
Anyone who has gone snorkeling or diving and encoountered a sea turtle knows these animal are beautiful creatures. Their beauty and diversity are captured in the spectacular photographs of this book. But James Spotila's book goes far beyond the...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2005 Type: User Review |
Sea Turtles...a great read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The text was interesting, informative and understandable to the "non-scientist" reader such as myself. The photographs were beautiful. The bios of some of the diverse individuals working to save the turtles from...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 08, 2005 Type: User Review |
An amazing book!
Dr. Spotila is continuing his dedication and commitment to the world's sea turtles with his new book, "Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation." With this book, he masterly synthesizes the scientific literature...
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