Where Do Loggerhead Turtles Live and Breed and What Do They Eat?
Young juvenile turtles float in the open ocean, feeding floating foods: mats of Sargassum (a type of seaweed), jellyfish, and algae. Adults and older juveniles live closer to the coast and their diet is more varied and includes clams, lobster, muscles, horseshoe crabs, and sponges. Loggerhead turtles live worldwide throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Adult loggerhead turtles migrate far distance between their feeding areas and nesting beaches, some as far as 4,800 kilometers. Loggerhead turtles travel to warm water near the equator to avoid the cold winter temperatures. In the early summer months, loggerhead turtles begin mating. Adult female turtles return to the same beach each year to build a nest and lay her eggs. Male turtles never leave the ocean. A female will lay eggs every 12-17 days during the breeding season and will lay between 110 and 130 eggs in each nest. Once incubated, the hatchling sea turtles emerge from the nest
