Turtle

Turtle

General information

they are one of the oldest animals on our planet they have existed for over 200,000,000 years can live to be 100 years old or even older most turtles are omnivores there are salt-water or fresh-water turtles of the many species alive today some are highly

endangered turtles are also useful indicators of the vitality of the

overall marine environment

How do they look like?turtles have no teethturtle shells are built

into their skeletonallthey have a beak with a

hard, sharp edge that they use to cut food

turtles have good eyesight and an excellent sense of smell

some aquatic turtles can absorb oxygen through their skin on their neck

Interesting factssea turtles have been swimming the Earth's

oceans for well over 100 million years, even pre-dating many dinosaurs

some turtles can swim up to 20 miles per hourpainted turtles can stay in water without air for

150 days at 32 degrees F.some land turtles can out run a human.turtles cannot protrude their tongues from their

mouths.

Where do they live?turtles live on every

continent except Antarctica

turtles cannot be warm and active in cold weather, and so they cannot live in regions that are cold throughout the year.

What do they eat?

Turtles in their natural habitat eat a wide variety of foods according to the season

Map Turtles prefer eating meatRiver Cooter’s diet comprises primarily of

plantsMalayan Box Turtle’s feed should include

lots of plants with only a small amount of meat

American Box Turtle is an omnivore which eats just about everything

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