TURTLE-ly AWESOME

By Ann McGill

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You will find these words throughout the book.  Let's read them together and remember Monty can help you with definitions if you need it!

 

Reptiles

Vertebrates

Ocean

Species

Endangered

Habitat

Hatchlings

Diet

Conservation

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Reptiles

Sea turles are reptiles. Reptiles are vertebrates that breathe air, like you and me.  Reptiles are covered in scales or boney plates, unlike you and me.


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 Habitat

Sea Turtles live in oceans all across the world from tropical waters to some of the coldest waters.  The species of turtle determines where it will live.  

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Hatchlings

Every summer, female sea turtles leave the ocean to find a sandy spot on the beach to build a nest.  The sea turtle uses her back flipperss to dig a hole in the sand.  She lays about 100 eggs in the nest in the sand!  Then she returns to the ocean.

The eggs stay in their cozy, warm nest in the sand for about 60 days.  After 60 days the eggs hatch!  All of the baby sea turtles follow the downhilll slope of the beach to make their way to the ocean.

 

 

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/turtles.mp4

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Diet

The diet of sea turtles depends on each species of sea turtles.  Even though what sea turtles eat is different from species to species, all sea turtles have no teeth!

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Endangered

Because of changing conditions in the oceans, habitat loss, and hunting of sea turtles by humans, sea turtles are endangered.  In fact, there are seven species of sea turtles, nearly all of the species are endangered.

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Conservation

Sea turles are TURTLE-ly AWESOME!  With our help taking care of the oceans and protecting sea turtles, humans will be able to enjoy them for many generations to come!

 

https://www.jekyllisland.com/activities-category/sea-turtle/

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References

How Do Sea Turtles Hatch? (2019, October 24).       Retrieved from National Ocean Service:     https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/turtle-   hatch.html

seaturtles.org. (2019, October 24). Retrieved from   Sea Turtle Facts: https://www.seeturtles.org/sea-   turtle-facts

Species: Sea Turtles. (2019, October 24). Retrieved   from World Wildlife Foundation:   https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle#

 

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