Turtles | Aquarium La Rochelle

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In a cloud of golden trevally, three sea turtles gently brush up against a rocky landscape. The hawksbill turtle stands out for its size and for the designs on its shell that allow this tricky creature to hide among the rocks.

The younger green turtle mischievously darts about here and there, under the kindly eyes of two leopard moray eels.

The loggerhead turtle parades among the numerous golden trevallies.

No. of species of sea turtle : 7

Record submersion time : 2-5 hrs

Maximum diving depth : 1,280 m

Sea Turtles

There are seven species of sea turtle. These great migratory animals undertake long ocean voyages during which they grow, feed and reproduce. With the exception of the leatherback turtle, which can sometimes be seen in cold waters, sea turtles tend to frequent temperate or equatorial waters with a clear preference for warmer climes, where their nesting beaches can most often be found. Four species of sea turtles have been observed along the Atlantic coast of France: leatherback, green, loggerhead and Kemp's ridley.

« I am a turtle and I am beautiful,
All I need are wings
And I could emulate the swallows... »

Robert Desnos
The animal symbolic of the threats to our oceans.
Characters suggesting land-based origins, but with adaptations allowing them to spend 95% of their lives underwater.
A symbol of longevity and fertility in Polynesia.