1. By Margaret Melich

2.  Sea turtles are reptiles.  Their face is about the size of two golf balls.  Their face and fins look like they have green tiles on them.  Their shell looks a little like a sand dollar, with designs and shapes along their back.  Under the light, green sea turtles look like they have a green belly.

3. Lifespan Some sea turtles live to be 150 years old. A normal turtle would maybe live up to 130.So either way they live a pretty long life. Sea turtles don’t live a long life anymore, only if they are lucky. The biggest problem is the fact that humans pollute the beaches. That is where sea turtles go up for air.

4.  Sea turtles live in warm tropical places around the world.  You can find them in these tropical places usually in coral reefs.  Sea turtles can find a nice big piece of coral to sleep under.

5. Climate Sea turtles live near warm tropical places, so it is usually warm all year round. They have to live in places that are warm because if it is warm outside, it is warm in the water. They can`t live in cold places because then it will be cold in the water. Sea turtles can not adapt to cold weather.

6.  Sea turtles live near coral reefs, where most rainbow colored fish live and beautiful colored coral.  Most of the water there is a light aqua.  Not a dark dark blue water where sharks live.  Near these coral reefs, Sea turtles find a place to stay under a large piece of coral so that when they are asleep, their predator won`t eat them.

7. Behavior When sea turtles are young, they tend to eat worms, insects and grasses. When they get older they tend to eat more meat. Sea turtles spend most of their time in the water. Male sea turtles spend all of their time in the water. Sea turtles usually swim by themselves when they get older.

8.  Sea turtles babies hatch out of eggs.  They lay their eggs on land, and spend the rest of their time in the water.  The reason sea turtles spend the rest of their time in the water is because they can`t stay there long or else the birds will eat them.

9. Sea turtles are omnivore. They mostly eat fish or anything small enough to fit in their mouth. Since they are omnivores, they will eat anything. To get their food, sea turtles carve their tounge to make it look like food for their prey, and then……..SNAP!

10.  Birds catch sea turtles when they`re on the beach.  That usually happens when the sea turtles have just hatched and they`re still on the beach.  Sea turtles eat fish, seaweed, shrimp and other grasses.

11.  They have long flippers that helps them to swim away from enemies.  The green sea turtles skin camouflages with seaweed, grasses, and underwater plants.  Other sea turtles blend in with other coral.  It has a shell to help it hide from enemies.

12.  Green sea turtles are known to move as fast as 35 miles.  That helps them quickly move away from any predators that may eat them.  When green sea turtles are young they tend to eat grasses.  So when they get older they learn to catch meat naturally by watching their mother.

13.  Sea turtles can guard themselves by putting their head in their shell.  They can do this because inside his body, its ribs are down lower.  They have strong gills so they can stay under water for more than five hours.

14.  The largest sea turtle ever found is five feet long.  The heaviest sea turtle ever found is 871 pounds.  Humans are the biggest threat to sea turtles.  The pollution on the beaches is a threat to sea turtles when they go up for air.  Green sea turtles can stay under water for as long as five hours.