turtle

Converse of object

• endanger: Environmental groups say fish spawning grounds are threatened and endangered green turtles will be prevented from reaching the sea after they hatch.
• nest: From January to March the beach is closed because of nesting turtles.
• hatch: The peak nesting period for the turtles is April/May with the first hatching turtles emerging from mid May until the end of the season.
• snap: Three giant snapping turtles turned up inside a Bronx, New York sewage treatment plant in 1988.

Adjective modifier

• endangered: Volunteers will work on an extensive array of projects from beach surveys of endangered turtles to the building of wells in remote villages.
• marine: Of the seven species of marine turtles in the world five are found here.
• giant: Fish pond The large fish pond is also home to a couple of giant model turtles!
• aquatic: The term turtle is usually used for the aquatic species, aquatic fresh-water turtles also being referred to as terrapins.

Modifies a noun

• dove: At the window, some magical turtle doves, which nested in the willow tree by her mother's grave, appear.
• hatchlings: We were also very lucky to see flatback turtle hatchlings ( endemic only to Australia ) making their way into the sea.
• hatchery: We found, Lara Beach has a dedicated turtle hatchery and the whole Project attracts grants from the European Union and World Wildlife Fund.
• conservation: At the project, volunteers get to take part in turtle conservation, working with wildlife in South America up close.
• soup: As a mid-morning snack he had some hot turtle soup.
• nest: Cages on-site protect turtle nests, and any turtle nests found on nearby Coral bay are transferred to the hatchery on Lara Beach.

Noun used with modifier

• leatherback: Watching giant leatherback turtles come ashore to lay eggs from March to July.
• loggerhead: These included loggerhead turtle Myrtle, found washed up close to death in the Western Isles in 2004.
• hawksbill: On the bow of the wreck, we saw a hawksbill turtle feeding on the soft corals.
• ridley: The most common species to be found in the sanctuary are hawksbill & olive ridley turtles.
• sea: The three geographic from sea turtle from the many.
• freshwater: It's believed more than 12 million freshwater turtles a year are being sold for food in China alone, " said Rob.