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Description:
Description:
Hawksbills are named for their narrow, pointed beak. They also have a unique pattern of scales on their shells that form a saw-like look on the edges. These turtles weigh on average from 100 to 150 pounds.
Habitat:
Habitat:
Hawksbills are found mainly throughout the world's tropical oceans, as well as in coral reefs.
Diet:
Diet:
They feed mainly on sponges by using their narrow pointed beaks to extract them from parts of reefs, but also eat sea anemones and jellyfish.
Causes of Endangerment:
Causes of Endangerment:
Like other sea turtles, hawksbills are threatened by the loss of nesting and feeding habitats, egg collection, fishery-related death, pollution, and coastal development. However, they are most threatened by wildlife trade.
Why it Matters:
Why it Matters:
Sea turtles are the living representatives of a group of reptiles that has been on Earth and travelled our seas for the last 100 million years. They also help maintain the health of coral reefs and sea grass beds.
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