Gene Jarvis: Loggerhead Turtle

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 10.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 13.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

Slowly dragging herself across one of the many beaches, the female Loggerhead turtle painstakingly selects a spot above the high-tide mark. There, she digs a hole almost two feet deep with her hind flippers and deposits over one hundred eggs at a rate of more than a dozen a minute. About one month later, the sand above her nest begins to stir ... then, one at a time, tiny Loggerhead turtles dig themselves free from the sand and make a mad dash toward the open horizon. This is perhaps the most dangerous and difficult time for the young turtles, for they must make their way through natural predators such as crabs, gulls and frigate birds to get to the relative safety of the ocean depths. Once in the ocean, many of the juvenile turtles cling to floating beds of sargassum where they find food and shelter. The favorite of the Loggerhead is the jellyfish although they will also feed on crabs, shrimp, oysters, clams, and even fish when they can catch them. The adult Loggerhead is an impressive turtle, reddish-brown in color, and can reach lengths of eight feet and weigh more than one thousand pounds although most average only four feet in length and three hundred pounds.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Papua New Guinea 25t Loggerhead Turtle stamp issued February 8, 1984.

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