Evolution of Hawksbill Turtles

Hawksbill turtles are named for their thin, pointed beak. They also have a unique pattern of overlapping scales on their shells. Hawksbills are found mainly throughout the world's tropical oceans, especially in coral reefs. Their diet mainly includes sponges, sea anemones, and jellyfish. They are a fundamental link in marine ecosystems and help maintain the health of coral reefs and sea grass beds. Although, in a few million years, the Earth would have been almost completely flooded with polluted water. To endure this, Hawksbills would have adapted to the environment by being able to digest plastic waste created and dumped by humans. Hawksbills would also have adapted by being able to camouflage with the ocean sand, resulting in its shell being a peach-orangish color. This would allow it to hide from predators, so the population would drastically grow.