The loggerhead, for example, gets its name from its exceptionally large head. Loggerheads are primarily carnivorous and feed mostly on shellfish that live on the bottom of the ocean. They eat horseshoe crabs, clams, mussels, and other invertebrates. Their powerful jaw muscles help them to easily crush the shellfish. Loggerheads can be found in temperate and subtropical waters throughout most of the world.
Adults usually stay close to mainland shores.
They prefer to feed in coastal bays and estuaries, as well as in the shallow water along the continental shelves of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Loggerheads inhabit an enormous range from north to south. In the Western hemisphere they are found as far north as Newfoundland and as far south as Argentina. This is a Turtle Safe Website. Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce, All Rights Reserved.