Talk:Hawksbill turtle

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Contents 1 Tortoiseshell Ornament 2 Gallery Photo 3 Digest glass? 4 Revamp and Reorganization 5 Stuff for adding in later

[edit] Tortoiseshell Ornament

The picture of the tortoiseshell ornament claims its origin is Japanese, while the caption of the very same picture in the article on tortoiseshell material states it is from Palau. Does anyone know where it's actually from? Steinhauser 11:42, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Hmm...I'll check the history of the pic itself. As for tortoiseshell ornaments themselves, they're typically Japanese. May have to fix the tortoiseshell ornament article. Shrumster 12:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gallery Photo

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this image labelled as a Hawksbill in Tobago is actually a Leatherback. Can anyone confirm? Jnpet 08:02, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Or possibly a green turtle. It's the tail that doesn't fit. I don't think hawksbill turtles have tails like that. Jnpet 09:44, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Definitely not a leatherback. From this angle, it might be a really old hawksbill (explaining the lack of serration on the posterior margin of the carapace), a green or a loggerhead. Since the pic isn't clear enough to count or make-out the scute pattern of the carapace, I guess we'll just go with it as a hawksbill until something clearer comes along.Shrumster 05:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Digest glass?

Not sure if turtles really can digest glass, sounds like someone is confused with "glass sponge", which I doubt really contains glass in the form most people know it. Please correct, as I'm not a turtle expert. 82.69.54.182 23:01, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Hexactinnelids, i.e. glass sponges, do contain organic glass spicules in the form of SiO2. While I am not certain if these are digestible by E. imbricata, they (the turtles) do eat glass sponges, along with the more common demosponges, which have both SiO2 and CaCO3 spicules. Shrumster 06:10, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revamp and Reorganization

Phew, done with my first draft of reorganizing the article. Hope you guys like it. Shrumster 07:49, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Super revamp, nominated for peer review. Shrumster 05:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stuff for adding in later

• image:EretmochelysImbricata ShellScutes.png, Image:Lieux pontes tortue ecaille.png, Image:EretmochelysImbricata HeadScutes.png, Image:Tortue imbriqueeld4.jpg

Shrumster 20:06, 12 August 2007 (UTC)