2. Firstly, what are
turtles?
• Turtles are creatures who have existed
for over 220 million years. They are
amphibians, and also posses
characteristics of reptiles. They have a
really tough exoskeleton thus there are
few animals who hunt them
3. Quick Facts!
• Turtles can cry- but unlike humans, they don’t cry because they are sad
• Turtles can drown, although they can hold their breath for a long time- 30-4
hours on average, they can drown.
• Turtles may be slow on land, but in water they can go really fast.
• The shell of a turtle is made up of around 60 bones in total
• A species of turtle, known as the leatherback turtle, can travel more than
10,000 miles
• Turtles can lay about 150 eggs, all species of turtles lay their eggs on land
• The gender of the turtles depends on the temperature of their environment
4. The alligator snapping turtle
• The alligator snapping turtles
are on of the most lethal
turtles, they only eat fish,
insects, small reptiles and
birds if they can catch them.
They can weigh more than 200
pounds
