Jackson Creek Middle School
Endangered Animals
Painted Terrapin
Facts
by Amanda P.
** What they eat ...
Painted Terrapins eat a large variety of greens or sometimes they eat fish and invertebrates.
** Where can you find Painted Terrapins ...
They can be found in Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo.
** How often do they reproduce ...
They usually breed between June and August or October and January. They often nest at night.
** How many offspring ...
Painted Terrapins usually have 12 eggs.
** Why is the Painted Terrapin endangered ...
There nesting grounds are being destroyed by sand mining and beach-front
development. Tribes are eating them for food.
** What is being done to save them ...
People are collecting the eggs and taking them to places where they can hatch
safely.
** How many are left ...
Only a few groups remain.
Created on
Febuary,13,2003
Last Updated on April 18, 2003