Totally turtles
Sea turtles live in the oceans.
All sea turtles have flippers. They use their flippers to swim.
Photo from Pixabay is in the public domain.
All sea turtles have shells, and most turtles' shells are hard. The hard shell protects the turtle from predators.
Photo from Pixabay is in the public domain.
The largest sea turtle is the leatherback turtle. It can grow as heavy as two horses! The leatherback turtle is the only turtle whose shell is not hard. It feels like leather.
This giant leatherback turtle is bigger than a man.
Sea turtles go onto beaches to lay their eggs in the sand. Then the turtles leave the eggs to hatch on their own.
Photo by Steve Hillebrand of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The baby turtles make their way to the top of the sand and scramble to the water while trying to avoid predators.
Where in the world do sea turtles live?
This map of the world shows where sea turtles live. They live in the oceans that are coloured dark blue on the map.
Swimming with turtles