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Our species is a reptile more specifically a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell covering the back and stomach to protect itself from dangerous predators made up of 60 separate bones evolving from ribs. Unlike tortoises, sea turtles' bodies can not retract into their shells but their shells still camouflage in the environment they’re in. Their lives mostly revolve underwater, the wings help them push forward on land and swim swiftly in water, their back wings help them steer in different directions. Although their wings are large they are very sensitive. Sea turtle's diet normally depends on the sea turtles itself whether they are carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous. Most sea turtles don't have teeth but they have sharp mouths appropriate for crushing or tearing their food. But their jaws are shaped differently depending on the turtle's diet.

Our turtle's main habitat is the marine environment in Kamilo Beach, Hawaii, United States a tropical and warm environment up to 8 to 10 feet. A water mass of ocean and sand close to bushes. This is suitable for the turtles nesting area to lay its eggs and appropriate for the hatchlings to swim out to the oceans. 2 million turtles live in Kamilo Beach.

The sea turtles previously lived in a marine environment, in Kamilo Beach, Hawaii, United States a typical beach until it was polluted affecting the turtle's main nesting area. And as the trash was close to the sea bed the waste would shift into the sea contributing to marine pollution and destroying the turtle's second home. But because of the neglected environment Sea turtles and other animals have migrated elsewhere. The Sea Turtles later migrated to a more healthier and tropical environment in the rainforest. The Rainforest is lavished with many rivers, streams, and creeks flowing all around the rainforest. Lush greenery embedded everywhere and they receive a great amount of sunlight and rainfall over 100 inches of rain every year. Even when there is no rainfall clouds keep the temperature humid. The environment was so healthy for the turtles there population doubled by 2%, now it is 4 million.

Because the Sea Turtles migrated to a new environment they adapted new features and emotions. Turtles have become more emotional, protective and defensive of themself because of the wild environment and the change in their physical features. They have grown thick eyelashes to help them shield their eyes from the sun as a forcefield from the bright sunlight. Their tongues grew longer similar to frogs in the rainforest, this is as a result of the change in their diet. They also typically eat insects now. Though sea turtles still eat their normal diet fish and grass in rivers, among others. But their long tongues helped them get the most out of their diet and reach their food faster. Along with a long tongue, they have sticky wings to climb trees and reach fruits or leaves, the stickiness on the wing is blue, this does not affect their swimming because it stops sticking to anything once its in water. Their shells have also adapted and grew fins on the top of their shell to help them move faster in the water and catch food much quicker. But along with that, they have encountered many dangerous predators in the rainforest, as a result, their shells have advanced. Their shells heat up when their scared or if they're angry they will steam up and generate smoke to scare any predators trying to attack them. This does not cause harm to the turtle's fin on top of its shell because it has adapted to protect itself from the burn and steam using a gel produced from a similar substance as the sticky gel on the wings.

All of these adaptations developed in the role of mutation. The turtle's dramatic change was the cause of the change in diet and habitat. Because of the different environment, the turtle experienced many unfamiliar situations. To adapt to the change the Turtle started eating other foods and resources around the environment. Which in turn helped it adapt to the rainforest habitat.