1. A turtles legs may move slowly, but its neck can move with lightning speed.

2. The neck muscles are extremely flexible, and the skin is vary loose.

3. This allows the turtle to pull its whole neck inside the shell in case of danger.

 

1. Turtles live in all but the coldest parts of the world.

2. They live in jungles, mountains, rivers, deserts, and the sea.

3. A small group of turtles out side these three categories is the terrapins.

1. To make a nest, the female sea turtle digs a hole in the sand .

2. Large turtles lay more eggs than small turtles.

3. A female turtle may lay as many as 200 eggs in a nest.

1. Turtle have no teeth, but have really sharp jaws.

2. This allows them to eat food.

3. Fish and frogs are also popular.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Some turtles are meat eaters.

2. Fish often mistake the tongue for a worms and swim right inside its mouth.

3. Snap! Just like that ,the turtle has its meal.

 

 

1. Of the 200 species of turtles and tortoises on earth today,96 are threatened, some critically so.

2. All sea turtles are endangered ;all giant tortoises are threatened.

3. Many are killed by long line fisherman or caught in drift