Writing - By Devynee
Turtles.
Are turtles and tortoises the same?
People are often confused between the two. The big difference between turtles and tortoises, is that turtles are mainly water based where as tortoises dwell on land. Turtles are known as reptiles. There are 400 species of turtle and some species are known as pets but the majority of the species are wild and mainly live in the ocean.
Here are some facts/info you need to know about turtles if you want to get one.
Appearance
The appearance is based on it's looks and uniqueness. Its body is straight and slightly bumpy. Its shell is tall and delicate because if you try and smash it, it may break if you smash hard enough. It has long slightly curved arms that are used to help them swim while hunting for food.They have flippers that can help them swim and crawl away. Turtles have not very sharp teeth but they can still eat very rock solid things. Turtles have very unusual things about them but that is what makes them unique.
Habitat
Turtles usually enjoy living in tropical environments where it is hot. Most turtles spend their days in the water but at night they come to shores on some tropical beaches in countries like Chile and Argentina located in South America. Turtles prefer to nest on warm beaches usually hidden from danger. Turtles can live in any ocean of the world. They spend most of their lives in the sea because that's where they can feed and live.
Only the females come to shore on beaches when they nest.Some turtles seek out on land away to hide from danger and from getting hurt
Protection
Turtles are an endangered species and in order for them not to become extinct they need a lot of protection from harmful predators. Their main protection is the strength of their hard shell. When turtles sense danger they pull their head into their shell for protection. Humans are very harmful to turtles because then people are fishing and let nets into the oceans some turtles get caught in the nets. This is where turtles can't protect themselves. Protection is one of the main parts in their lives so it doesn't kill them and so if the turtles get in anymore danger they will have some strength to save themselves.
Diet
Wild turtles eat a lot of water based plants, but also eat a fair amount of sea insects, sea worms and even dead marine life. Protein from all of these food sources is very important for a wild turtle and they need to grow in order to maintain long survival. But the species of turtle does depend on the diet, for example sea turtles feed on sea based food where as green sea turtles mainly feed on vegetation. But most wild sea turtles feed on meat when they are young and as they age feed on more plants and vegetation.
You may not of been aware of some things at the start but you might be now. Humans should look after turtles and protect them because they are important like all other animals in nature. So if you want to buy a turtle then you need to take good care of him or her.
These are about the body parts and what they do to it live.
good job i give you 3 stars from shayan at hub 8
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Hi I really like your photo and your describing of that turtle in front of you. What did you use to create the turtle drawing? because it looks cool. From Luke in LH1
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comment and for being positive about my picture looks like I chose the right one. By the way I just got it off the internet as a diagram.
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