A Sea Turtle’s Life by Lily
Sea turtles are extraordinarily adapted to life in the sea. Their stream-lined shape, large size and powerful flippers allow them to dive to great depths and travel long distances.
The only time turtles leave the sea is when the female needs to lay eggs in the sand. She must drag her weight to the beach, dig a hole, have about a hundred eggs and bury them. It probably takes about three hours to do this.
The next morning the mother is gone back into the sea and doe not come back to check on the eggs ever again. The female turtle buries her eggs to keep them warm so they can hatch.
It takes about two months for the eggs to hatch and when they finally do they go straight out into the sea to start a life. There will be a great adventure ahead of them!