This document provides information about sea turtles. It notes that sea turtles have existed for 110 million years since the time of the dinosaurs. It describes their diet of jellyfish, seaweed, crabs, shrimp, snails, algae and mollusks. The document also mentions that sea turtles lay between 70-190 eggs and that few hatchlings survive to adulthood, and warns humans to stay clear of nesting sea turtles and not use flash photography so they are not frightened away from their nests.

1. 6 Dear Ridley…6 Dear Ridley…

2. I’m a Sea Turtle…I’m a Sea Turtle…

3. DiD you know…DiD you know…
I am one of the Earth's
most ancient creatures.
I have been around for
110 million years,
since the time of the
dinosaurs.

4. I eat jellyfish,
seaweed, crabs,
shrimp, snails,
algae and
mollusks

5. When the young
hatch out of their
eggs, they make their
way to the ocean.
Few survive to
adulthood.
I lay between
70-190 eggs

6. If you encounter a nesting sea
turtle like me on the beach, stay
clear. Do not shine lights or take
flash photographs. If frightened, I
will return to the water where I
will drop my eggs.

7. Some of our species can stay
under water for as long as five
hours. Our heart rate slows to
conserve oxygen: nine minutes
may elapse between heartbeats.