1. For the best results watch this in slide show mode (press F5) and make sure your speakers are on! You will need windows media player to watch the film clips. To continue click on the tab in the lower corner of this page once. Click here to continue Animal life cycles – a turtles story

2. This is an endangered green turtle. It goes through a life cycle just like all living things. Green turtles are found in warm tropical waters around the world. The females return to the same beach that they were born on to lay their eggs. Click here to continue Green turtle Click above to play

3. You are inside one of these eggs : You have been buried under the sand by your mother to stop you from being eaten but it is almost time to hatch! It’s your job to stay away from danger! The life cycle survival game Click here to continue

4. It’s time to hatch and dig your way out of the sand but what next? Click on one of the choices below but be careful! 1) Try to eat a crab2) Follow the lights3) Head for the sea Stage one Click above to play

5. Sorry you made the wrong choice. Crabs eat baby green turtles. Click here to go back and try again Sorry you made the wrong choice. Crabs eat baby green turtles. Click here to go back and try again Click above to play

6. Oh no, you have become confused by the bright street lights and head the wrong way! Click here to try again. Oh no, you have become confused by the bright street lights and head the wrong way! Click here to try again. Click above to play

7. Well done! You made the right choice and made it to the sea but there are more dangers ahead… click on the bottom right hand corner to carry on. Click here to continue Click above to play

8. East You head East but have to breathe at the surface every so often. You need food but you are still small so where is the best place to find some? Click on one of the choices below but be careful! Up by the surfaceOn the seabedBy the seashore Stage two Click above to play

9. You take a breath of air but look out behind you, it's a titan trigger fish. Sorry too late! You take a breath of air but look out behind you, it's a titan trigger fish. Sorry too late! Click here to try again. Click above to play

10. Look out, there are fishing nets by the shore and you get tangled up! Look out, there are fishing nets by the shore and you get tangled up! Click here to try again. Click above to play

11. Well done! You have found some seaweed but you need to look for more food. You can see some jellyfish above you, but which one is safe to eat? Make a choice…. Red jellyfishBrown jellyfish Click above to play

12. This jellyfish tastes strange and is making you ill. This jellyfish tastes strange and is making you ill. It’s not a jellyfish, it’s a plastic bag that someone has dumped in the sea! It’s not a jellyfish, it’s a plastic bag that someone has dumped in the sea! To try again click here Stage three Click above to play

13. Well done you picked the right jellyfish! Many years (up to 50 years!) and a lot more sea- grass and seaweed later, you are old enough to reproduce and have your own babies. Pick a mate? Number oneNumber two Stage four Click above to play

14. Now that you have mated you need to go back to where you were born to lay your eggs, can you remember the right way? EastWest N NN

15. Oops you went the wrong way and have swam into a shark! Luckily you are large enough to fight it off. Oops you went the wrong way and have swam into a shark! Luckily you are large enough to fight it off. click here to go west instead

16. So far you’ve avoided all the dangers. This reef looks, smells and feels familiar. You must be near the beach you hatched on. Keep going!! Click here to continue

17. Hooray you’ve made it and can lay your eggs! Well done, you’ve completed your first life cycle. As you have seen though, it’s a tough world for the endangered sea turtles. Press escape key twice to exit Go to www.arkive.org to see more about endangered sea turtles and thousands of endangered species.www.arkive.org Stage 5