Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758
loggerhead turtle
The very large tail shows that this turtle is a fully mature male. Loggerheads are often found sleeping in caves or facing towards a rock face, with their head hidden. 
Loggerheads are carnivorous. They can sometimes be seen digging around and breaking off pieces of cunjevoi. When they do this, large numbers of fish will gather around for their share of the meal. Loggerheads also eat molluscs, crabs, jellyfish, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and fish.
This is a loggerhead hatchling, about 5cms, making its way down the beach to the ocean. Hatchlings have a spiney ridge down the centre of the carapace. Family = Cheloniidae
Max size = 1.1m
Distribution = worldwide, tropical to temperate
