TURTLES
Turtles are one of the six types of reptiles such as lizards, snakes, crocodiles and tuatara.
Food: Their diet depends on where they live. Wild ones eat bugs, plants and sea turtles eat jellyfish, fish eggs and plants.
Live: Freshwater turtles live in shallow water and make burrows on land or dig into the sandy bottom of a lake. Sea turtles spend all their time in the sea.
Turtles have a very big shell. They have a lower shell and an upper shell. They have a beak they use for eating. They move with their short legs. Turtles have tough waterproof skin.
Predators: Turtles nests are destroyed by birds who eat the eggs. They use their shells to protect them. People hunt them for their shell.
Some species of turtles are rare because they are hunted for their shell.
