Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, during the 2024-25 academic year, invited teachers and students at Anna Maria Elementary School in Holmes Beach to compose questions about sea turtles, shorebirds and AMITW’s work on the beaches. Over the next couple of months, the Islander will share AME questions and AMITW answers.
Students in Kiley Flynn’s kindergarten class: What do sea turtles eat?
AMITW: Loggerheads like to eat crunchy things like crabs, clams and urchins.
They have big heads and jaws to help them crush the shells of these critters.
Green sea turtles mostly eat seaweed and algae. They have serrated — rough — jaws that help them rip these plants.