This title slide is titled "Turtles: An Educational Overview." Its subtitle highlights exploration of turtle biology, species, habitats, diet, conservation, and amazing facts.

Turtles: An Educational Overview

Explore biology, species, habitats, diet, conservation, and amazing facts

This agenda slide outlines a presentation on turtles, covering Turtle Biology (anatomy, physiology, life cycle), Species Diversity (families and species), Habitats and Diet (environments and food), and Conservation Status (threats, efforts, status). It concludes with Interesting Facts & Takeaways (fun facts and key points).

Presentation Agenda

1. Turtle Biology

Anatomy, physiology, and life cycle basics.

2. Species Diversity

Overview of turtle families and species.

3. Habitats and Diet

Where they live and what they eat.

4. Conservation Status

Threats, protection efforts, and current status.

5. Interesting Facts & Takeaways

Fun facts and key summary points. Source: Educational Turtle Presentation

Turtles are reptiles shielded by a hard bony shell and renowned for exceptional longevity up to 150+ years. As ectotherms, they regulate body temperature via their environment and breathe with lungs, with aquatic species gulping water.

Turtle Biology

• Reptiles protected by hard bony shell
• Ectothermic: regulate temperature via environment
• Exceptional longevity: up to 150+ years
• Lung breathers; aquatic species gulp water

There are approximately 360 turtle species worldwide across various families, including 7 sea turtle species like the leatherback. Over 50% are threatened with extinction, and the leatherback is the largest at 900kg.

Species Diversity

• ~360: Species Worldwide

Across various families

• 7: Sea Turtle Species

Including leatherback

• 50%+: Threatened with Extinction

Over half at risk

• 900kg: Largest Turtle

Leatherback sea turtle

The "Turtle Habitats" slide showcases diverse ecosystems like oceans, rivers, forests, and deserts where turtles thrive. It highlights sea turtles in coral reefs and open seas, tortoises in arid lands and grasslands, and their global adaptability.

Turtle Habitats

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• Diverse ecosystems: oceans, rivers, forests, deserts
• Sea turtles in coral reefs and open seas
• Tortoises thrive in arid lands and grasslands
• Adaptable survivors across the globe

Source: Image from Wikipedia article "Turtle"

Turtles are omnivores that eat algae, jellyfish, plants, and insects. Sea turtles mainly consume jellyfish and seaweed, tortoises eat grasses, fruits, and vegetables, and diets vary by species and habitat.

Turtle Diet

• Turtles are omnivores: algae, jellyfish, plants, insects.
• Sea turtles mainly eat jellyfish and seaweed.
• Tortoises consume grasses, fruits, vegetables.
• Diet varies by species and habitat.

The "Conservation Status" slide features a table showing percentages of species by category. Critically Endangered species comprise 20%, Endangered 30%, and Vulnerable 25%.

Conservation Status

{ "headers": [ "Category", "% of Species" ], "rows": [ [ "Critically Endangered", "20%" ], [ "Endangered", "30%" ], [ "Vulnerable", "25%" ] ] }

The slide lists interesting tortoise facts, including the oldest recorded at 188 years (Jonathan) and their ability to survive months without food. It also notes that females return to their birth beach to lay eggs and that shells regenerate if damaged.

Interesting Facts

• Oldest recorded: 188 years (Jonathan tortoise)
• Survive months without food
• Females return to birth beach to lay eggs
• Shell regenerates if damaged

The conclusion slide, titled "Protect Our Turtles," emphasizes that turtles are vital to ecosystems. It calls for support of conservation efforts and invites questions with globe and turtle emojis.

Protect Our Turtles

Turtles are vital to ecosystems.

Support conservation efforts! Questions? 🌍🐢

Source: Turtle Conservation Presentation