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The loggerhead turtles have powerful jaws enabling them to crush even the hard-shelled prey like sea urchins and whelks. They are mostly carnivores but they eat vegetation as well. Generally, the diet of the adult loggerheads consists of fish, jellyfish, sea anemones, sea cucumbers, sea stars, sea pens, bristle worms,…

Do you have any idea what does a snowy owl look like? The snowy owl has unmistakable white plumage with mottled dark brown appearance. The dark spots are spattered over the white plumage of snowy owls. These dark markings change with age and sex of the owl. Let’s talk about snowy owl…

Snowy owls seek out their prey during anytime of the day and use ‘sit-and-wait’ hunting method. But most commonly, they hunt at dawn and dusk. They are highly nomadic species and so they migrate long distances in search of their favorite food: lemmings. Snowy owls are silent but extremely patient…

In the wild, the snowy owl has an average lifespan of 10 years. The lifespan of the oldest known snowy owl in its natural habitat is 9 years and 5 months. In the wild, however, there are some snowy owls that are found to live for 15 to 20 years.…

Snowy owl nests on the Arctic tundra. The male snowy owl finds the territory while the females tend to choose the nesting site. Depending upon the availability of food, the eggs are usually laid between mid-May and early-June. The eggs are elliptical-shaped and creamy-white to white in color with glossy…

Snowy Owl Habitat Arctic tundra is the breeding ground of snowy owls. The summer habitation of these owls is far north of the Arctic Circle. They also migrate to the northernmost regions of Canada, Europe, Asia and Alaska. Snowy owls usually prefer living in wide open tundra, grass meadowlands and…

The great white has a large cone-like snout. Its body is shaped like a torpedo. The upper body has a slate-gray shade while it is white from the underside. This pattern of dark-colored upper side and light-colored lower side is known as countershading. This way the shark becomes invisible when…

The teeth of the great white are large, serrated and triangle-shaped. Unlike the lower jaw’s teeth, the teeth on the upper jaw are thicker. The great white possesses 300 teeth that are divided into seven rows. The juvenile individuals of the great white (measuring not more than 5.5 feet in…

Every year, the green turtles are harvested in hundreds or thousands for human consumption and trade around the world. The eggs of these turtles are usually harvested on sandy beaches, the nesting sites of the sea turtles. However, one of the serious threats which may endanger the survival of these…