Sea Turtles
What has been around since the late Jurassic that spends most of their lives in the water? If you guessed sea turtles then you are correct, did you know that sea turtles can’t put their head in their body like land turtles do because of their species.There are three phases, the egg stage, the baby sea turtle stage and the adulthood. First is the egg stage.
Well to start off the female turtles swim to the beach where they were born and find a great spot to dig a hole,then the females lay roughly around 110 eggs the size of tiny leathery ping pong balls. After they lay their eggs they cover the eggs with sand using their flippers. It takes about 70 days for the eggs hatch. After two and and a half months the eggs hatch but 20% don’t hatch. When the eggs hatch they come out as baby sea turtles.
Baby Sea Turtles
When the eggs hatch they dig their way out and make their way to the ocean. When the turtles hurry to get to the water they will face predators like crabs and stuff lying on the ground. About 50% reach the surf.When the baby sea turtles reach the ocean they meet more predators like fish,sharks,and sea gulls, as the baby sea turtles come up for air. Roughly 50% that reaches the ocean will perish. While the baby sea turtles starts to grow up, Their size gives them more protection and have less predators they now only have to watch out for sharks and killer whales. When they grow up they will become adults and they just need to look out for these predators.
When the eggs hatch they dig their way out and make their way to the ocean. When the turtles hurry to get to the water they will face predators like crabs and stuff lying on the ground. About 50% reach the surf.When the baby sea turtles reach the ocean they meet more predators like fish,sharks,and sea gulls, as the baby sea turtles come up for air. Roughly 50% that reaches the ocean will perish. While the baby sea turtles starts to grow up, Their size gives them more protection and have less predators they now only have to watch out for sharks and killer whales. When they grow up they will become adults and they just need to look out for these predators.
Adulthood
When they are adults they swim to the beach where they were born and around two sea turtles make it to the beach. Normally the female sea turtle goes above the high tide line and digs a deep hole that holds approximately 110 eggs and continue the life cycle of the sea turtles.
When they are adults they swim to the beach where they were born and around two sea turtles make it to the beach. Normally the female sea turtle goes above the high tide line and digs a deep hole that holds approximately 110 eggs and continue the life cycle of the sea turtles.
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