Turtles

Turtles are reptiles. They have cold blood. This means if they are in a cold place, they are cold; if they are in a hot place, they are hot. Turtles like to live in warm water.

Baby turtles come from eggs. The mothers lay the eggs on the beach. Some turtles lay up to 200 eggs every time.

Turtles have a big flat shell on their backs. The shell has two holes. The hole at the front is for’ the turtle’s head and front

legs. The hole at the back is for its tail and back legs.

Turtles swim very fast in the water, but they walk very slowly on the land.

The biggest turtle is the leather back. Some are as big as 2.5 metres long and weigh over 500 kilograms! Some live up to 50 years!