ALL ABOUT TURTLES (AND TORTOISES) By Avery Mclaughlin

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW TURTLES?  Turtles are water-dwelling  Turtles are amphibians  Tortoises can swim  Turtles are nearly as old as dinosaurs  One species is compared to a skunk  Turtles have ears  Turtles will live in almost any climate warm enough to allow them to complete their breeding cycle True or False:

SOME FACTS ABOUT TURTLES  Turtles are reptiles.  Turtles are cold blooded like all reptiles.  Turtles have existed for 215 million years.  Several species of turtles can live to be over a hundred years old.  Turtles live everywhere except Antarctica.  A turtle shell is 60 different bones connected together. Box Turtle (Dribble)

SOME SPECIES OF TURTLES  Box turtle  American snapping turtle  Diamond back terrapin  Eastern spiny softshell turtle  Eastern river cooter  Painted turtle  Red ear slider turtle  Spotted turtle  Wood turtle

FUN FACTS ABOUT BOX TURTLES  Box turtles live in open woodlands, marshy meadows and pastures. They are often found by ponds and streams.  Eastern Box Turtles are terrestrial, which means they live on land.  Box turtles are omnivorous that means that they eat meat and plants.  They eat: insects, berries, fungi, slugs, worms, roots, flowers, fish, frogs, salamanders, snakes, and birds.  Lifespan: box turtles can life to over 100 years!  The box turtle mating season starts in spring goes through the summer and ends in October.

IS A TURTLE THE SAME AS A TORTOISE? NO! TurtleTortoise Where do they hang out? WaterLand Shape of shell?Flat, streamlinedDome-shaped Weight of shell?LighterHeavier Feet?Webbed feet, long claws Short feet, strong legs Oldest ever known?175 years188 – 250 years

TURTLE EXTREMES  SMALLEST Turtle - speckled padloper  3 inches long  Lives in South Africa  BIGGEST Turtle- leatherback sea turtle  They can grow up to be about 7 feet long  They can weigh up to 2,000 pounds  They can dive to 4,200 feet  They are found just about everywhere in the world

TURTLE EXTREMES  Johnathan the tortoise  He lived 178 years  He died in 2005  He was the oldest living animal

THANKS FOR WATCHING I hope you liked it (so does the turtle)