Caretta Caretta - Turtle spotting in Greece
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The Bay of Laganas in Zakynthos, Greece is considered the largest nesting ground for Caretta Caretta loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Loggerhead sea turtles have existed for 250 million years and are endangered. Each summer, hundreds of loggerheads return to Zakynthos to mate and lay their eggs on the beaches in Laganas Bay, with each brood containing around 120 eggs that take 50 days to hatch.
Caretta Caretta - Turtle spotting in Greece
- 2. The Bay of Laganas, located on the South West coast of Zakynthos, Zante in Greek, is considered to be the largest nesting ground in the Mediterranean for the Caretta Caretta loggerhead sea turtle.Caretta Caretta turtles in Zakynthos are the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world.
- 3. Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) have been on earth for 250 million years and are contemporaries of the earliest dinosaurs. The species, as with all sea turtles is endangered.
- 4. Each summer hundreds of Loggerheads return to Zakynthos to mate and lay their eggs on the beaches in Laganas Bay.
- 5. The brood contains about 120 eggs and for the ones that hatch (60%) it takes about 50 days. The younglings once out move towards the sea following the horizon and the moonlight reflected in the water.
- 6. Caretta Caretta loggerhead sea turtles are the world's most-studied and well-known sea-turtle. An adult loggerhead turtles weigh between 77 and 160 kg, and measures between 31 to 45 inches long. Their shell is a golden brown colour, with skin tones from yellow to brown
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