hwaform.blogg.se - Voyage of the Turtle by Carl Safina

Since we do not know which species are likely to provide valuable medicines, it is difficult to know where to focus conservation efforts."Magnificent. Safina thinking about at the end of the chapter?ĭiscussion Question Please post your answers to discussion questions as comments.Įvery time a new species becomes extinct, we lose a potential source of human medicine. What is the pink spot on top of a Leatherback's head?.What does Scott put on the turtle? Why?.What may have caused this newest turtle's long scar?.Why did these hatchlings leave during the day? What happened to them because of this? Hatchlings are supposed to leave the nest at night.What does the beach look like? What is on the beach?.What is happening to the earth's climate?.What was one of the first things they saw? Safina and the Nature Seekers went home to sleep and then came back to the beach during the day. What makes Leatherbacks different from other sea turtles?.What makes sea turtles different from other turtles?.What was wrong with the beach where they found the third turtle?.What happened to the second turtle they found?.

The turtle swam ashore, crawled inland, dug a nest, laid eggs, buried them, and returned to the ocean.

What does Scott do to the turtle before she leaves the nest she dug?.

One of the Nature Seekers, Scott, says that the turtles really "run the gauntlet." What do you think that means?.

What might explain the pink line that goes around the turtles shoulder to her armpit?.

How do Leatherbacks ensure that at least some of their eggs will be safe?.

What is interesting about the turtle's eggs?.

What is the texture of the turtle's skin?.

What happened to the turtles between 19?.

Safina (the author) justify the presence of all these people?

What is the size and shape of the hole?.What obstacles does the turtle encounter when she comes to shore?.Is a normal "turtle season" wet or dry? Is the season described in the book normal? "Turtle season" is the time of year when female turtles come ashore to lay eggs.What kinds of things prevent the sea turtles from coming ashore?.There are four people patrolling the beach, looking for Leatherback turtles.You need to type your answers and email them to me before class on Monday. Please scan the chapter and find the answers to the following questions. This first chapter is about Carl Safina's experiences looking for Leatherback sea turtles in Trinidad.