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Most turtles live longer than people. They
can live for 100 years or more!
- Turtles are found on every continent except Antarctica.
- Turtles started living on Earth more than 200 million
years ago.
- The earliest turtles had
teeth.
- There are about 250 kinds of turtles in the world.
 - The largest
turtle in the world is the Leatherback Sea Turtle. It can grow up to be over 2 meters, and
weigh more than 360 kilograms.
- Turtles have good eyesight and a great sense
of smell.
- A turtle’s shell is made up of 60 bones connected together.
- Turtles do not have ears.
- The Green Turtle is the only sea turtle that eats plants.
- A group of turtles is called a bale.
- Turtles can live in almost any climate if it’s warm enough to hatch their eggs. |
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