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SEA TURTLE FIELD NOTES
What is it like to be a sea turtle?
Sea turtles are one of the oldest creatures on earth. The oldest known sea turtle fossils date back about 150 million years
(dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago)!
WHERE DO SEA TURTLES LIVE?
[ ] Mostly in the ocean
[ ] On the beach
[ ] In trees
[ ] In the river
HOW OLD CAN SEA TURTLES GET?
[ ] About 5 years old
[ ] About 2 months old
[ ] About 20 years old
[ ] More than 100 years old
HOW HEAVY CAN
SEA TURTLES GET?
[ ] As heavy as a cat
[ ] As heavy as a telephone pole
[ ] As heavy as a school
[ ] As heavy as a phone
HOW DO SEA TURTLES SPEND
THEIR DAY?
[ ] Eating, resting & swimming
[ ] Building sandcastles
[ ] Watching YouTube videos
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Sea turtle fact:
Leatherback sea turtles travel over
10,000 miles every year. Look at a map
– that’s like traveling from New York to
San Francisco more than 3 times!
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
USA
Can you spot the four
differences between
these photos?
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ALL THE ANSWERS
SEA TURTLE ANSWERS
FIELD NOTES QUIZ
HOW OLD CAN SEA TURTLES GET?
[ X ] More than 100 years old
It’s unknown exactly how long sea
turtles can live in the wild. Some
scientists believe sea turtles can live as
long as 100 years. Do you think that’s
a long time?
WHERE DO SEA TURTLES LIVE?
[ X ] Mostly in the ocean
Sea turtles spend most of their lives
in the ocean and only the females go
ashore to nest. Talk about life under
the sea!
HOW HEAVY CAN SEA TURTLES GET?
[ X ] As heavy as a telephone pole
The weight of a sea turtle depends on its
species. Green sea turtles and loggerhead
sea turtles can weigh around 350lbs. The
largest living sea turtles, leatherbacks,
can weigh as much as 2000lbs!
HOW DO SEA TURTLES
SPEND THEIR DAY?
[ X ] Eating, resting & swimming
Life under the sea has its perks! In
any period of a sea turtle’s life, it is
always eating and resting so that it can
grow and mature. They can also swim
long distances to go to areas that will
provide them with the right food and
protection.
Spot the Differences.
(answers)
3
2
1
4
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