SEA TURTLES BY LAYLA STYLES HABITAT TURTLES LIVE

SEA TURTLES BY LAYLA STYLES

HABITAT • TURTLES LIVE IN OCEANS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. • WHEN BABIES, THEY HIDE UNDER SEAWEED TO AVOID PREDATORS. • TURTLES MIGRATE LONG DISTANCES SO THEY CAN LIVE IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.

DIET • TURTLES ARE HERBIVORES SO THEY EAT PLANTS. • THE PLANTS THAT YOU CAN FIND ARE CORAL AND SEAWEED. • THEY ALSO EAT JELLYFISH BUT SOMETIMES THEY EAT PLASTIC BAGS BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT THEY ARE JELLYFISH. • THEY SEEM TO PREFER RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW COLOURED FOOD. • THEY CAN SURVIVE FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS WITHOUT FOOD.

APPEARANCE • TURTLES HAVE A LARGE SHELL AND LONG FLIPPERS. THEY ALSO HAVE SMALL HEADS. SOME SPECIES OF TURTLE HAVE THIN HEADS AND SOME HAVE ROUND ONES. • INSTEAD OF TEETH, TURTLES HAVE SHEATHS MADE OF KERATIN IS THE MATERIAL THAT YOUR FINGERNAILS ARE MADE UP OFF. • THEIR SHELLS ARE MADE UP OF 50 BONES FUSED TOGETHER. • THEY CAN WEIGH FROM 40 KG TO 500 KG AND CAN BE FROM 70 CM TO 180 CM LONG.

LIFESPAN • TURTLES CAN LIVE UP TO 80 YEARS. • SOME TURTLES EVEN DON’T HATCH. • SOME DON’T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE WATER AS THEY GET CAUGHT BY BIRDS, CRABS AND PLASTIC. • WHEN THEY ARE IN THE WATER, THEY CAN BE EATEN BY BIGGER SEA CREATURES.

HISTORY AND SURVIVAL • TURTLES WERE AROUND SINCE THE DINOSAURS WERE. • 6 OUT OF 7 SPECIES OF TURTLES ARE ENDANGERED. • AROUND 1 IN 1000 TURTLES SURVIVE UNTIL ADULTHOOD