Turtle Life by Jacob F.

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stages of a turtles life cycle | how a turtles survives | fun facts

TURTLE LIFE

OCTOBER 2021

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Stage One: Egg

Stage Two: Hatching

Stage Three: Adult

How A Turtle Survives

Fun Facts

More Fun Facts

STAGE ONE: EGG The first stage of a turtles life cycle is the egg. The female turtle lays her eggs in a nest and covers them.

Some turtles lay one egg, others lay 100 eggs or more. Eggs can also be soft they can be round and oval.

The nest is called a CLUTCH( a nest) (group of eggs. The group of eggs is buried in a deep sandy hole. The group of eggs can break open anywhere between two months to a year later.

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STAGE TWO: HATCHLING Each baby turtle uses a sharp egg tooth to break its egg shell and get out

Newly hatched turtles push and dig their way out of the nest to hide from predators.

IS 8 FEET 2.4 LONG. When they hatch the eggs in a warm nest are usually females and the eggs in a cool nest are usually males.

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STAGE THREE: ADULT After ten years turtles grow slowly. Turtles can live 150 years or more.

Most turtles are ready to mate when they are 20.

Some turtles are vegetarians and others are carnivores.

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How a Turtle Drinks And Eats Turtles eat grass and other plants, Insects, snails, fish and they drink water.

Where Turtles Live How a Turtle Protects Itself Turtles use their shell to stay safe from enemies. Turtles can release a musk so predators can’t attack them. Turtles can bite predators so they run.

Some turtles live in the ocean and others live in freshwater. Some turtles can live in a terrarium.

Others can live in a aquarium Almost all turtles like to spend a little bit in water.

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Fun facts About Turtles Turtles aren”t silent.

The largest turtle weighs more than a thousand pounds.

A turtle's shell is not a exoskeleton

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