Loggerheads are no Landlubbers

From Creation magazine Vol.33 No.3 2011.

Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) live in oceans all over the world, except in the most frigid waters.

Having paddle-like flippers for swimming, and streamlined carapaces, loggerheads are renowned for their long-distance oceanic migrations (up to 4,800 km), and pin-point accurate navigation.

Adult females often exhibit natal beach nesting, ie, laying their eggs on the very same beach where they themselves were hatched.

Despite their evident aquatic prowess, evolutionists say these sea turtles are “limited by their land-dwelling ancestry”, as they must breathe air and nest on dry land.

But a creationist perspective makes more sense.

Their need to breathe air is no impediment to them at all, being able to dive for up to 20 minutes, and even rest for hours without breathing.

Their ‘attachment’ to land during their lifetime is minimal; no more than two months as eggs buried in sand, a few hours at most as hatchlings journeying from nest to sea, and a few hours again for adult females when making landfall to lay eggs.

So loggerheads are best viewed as sea creatures, created on Day 5 of Creation Week.

Posted 26Jul11