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Did you know
that a turtle's bones are fused to the shell?
It would
be impossible for a real turtle to crawl out of his
shell, like Franklin does. |
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Did
you know that turtles hatch from eggs that have been
buried in the sand or ground by the mother?
Harriet
would not have been born in a hospital in real life.
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Did
you know that only 1 in 1,000 baby sea turtles makes it
adulthood?
 There
are many predators (birds, crabs) and enemies (people
intruding on their habitat), and pollution (toxins,
plastics) that can all hurt the turtles. |
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Did you know
that people like to eat Green Sea Turtles?
They make
a special soup from the Green Sea Turtle. Now this
turtle is endangered. |
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Did you know
that sea turtles migrate?
Some sea
turtles swim hundreds of miles from feeding areas to
nesting areas. |
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Did you know
that Leatherback Turtles can be found in every ocean
around the world? |
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Did
you know that the Sea Turtles were common in the
Cretaceous period of 130 million years ago? |
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Did you know
that the Leatherback Turtle can be up to 2 metres in
length? |
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Parts
of a Turtle
Carapace
- the top shell
Plastron
- the bottom shell
Scutes
- the scales over the top and bottom shells
Neck
- the turtle can fold his neck in an S shape under his
shell, but the sea turtle cannot
Nostrils
- near the top of the turtle's head so it won't have to
stick its head out far of the water to breathe
Beak
- a turtle has no teeth, but the beak can catch, hold
and slice food
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