Turtles by Ruby
Turtles are reptiles. The difference between a Turtle and a Tortoise is Turtles live in the water and Tortoises live on land.
Habitat:
Sea Turtles live in almost every ocean and also rivers and lakes. Most Turtle species are found in North America and South Asia.
Appearance:
Turtles have a dark greeny brown patterned shell and have green legs, arms and head. Turtles have tails, Shorter tails are more common than longer tails.
Types of Turtles…
There are lots of different types of Turtles such as Sea Turtles, Soft Shell Turtles, Box Turtles, Pond Turtles, Snapping Turtles, Kinosternidaes, Carbonemys, Pelomedusas, Cryptodiras, Mud Turtles, Asian Box Turtles, Chelidaes and Pleurodires.
Food:
Turtles eat meat and plants. In the water they eat seagrasses, algae, sponges, sea squirts, jelly fish, squid, shrimp, crabs and more.
Turtles have existed for around 215 million years.
Wow Ruby, I sure learnt a lot about turtles after reading your piece of writing. I can't believe that turtles been around for so long.
ReplyDeleteWell done Ruby you wrote an awesome report! I din not know that there are more than 10 different types of turtles.🐢👍🏻
ReplyDeleteGood job Ruby! I didn't know that turtles excisted around 215 MILLION years!
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