How Do Sea Turtles Grow Into Adults?
Sea turtles are some of the earth's most ancient creatures.The seven species you can find today have been around since the Jurassic times. The Sea Turtle's shell is designed for swimming in the water. Unlike other turtles, Sea Turtles cannot hide in their shell, due to having flippers not feet. Now we are going to explain how they grow into an adult.
Eggs
Female sea turtles dig a hole to lay their eggs in. The females lay about 200-500 eggs. They lay the eggs and then cover the hole with sand. It takes approximately 6 weeks for the eggs to hatch. About 20% of the eggs don’t hatch. The eggs are about the same size of a ping pong ball.
Babies
When the baby Sea Turtles hatch they have to try run to the ocean. 50% of the turtles don’t survive when they run across the beach. They have to get past their predators which are crabs, plastic bags and humans. When they get in the sea, even more dangers await them.
Growing Up
When the Sea Turtles start growing they unlock more dangers like oil spills and all sorts of crises. But their shell also grows which gives them more protection. They also grow from the size of a dinner plate to the size of a dinner table. They then try to find a nice clump of seaweed to live in. Sadly only about 10 survive this stage and move onto breeding.
Breeding
Females are approximately 20 years old when they breed. The females swim to the shore and once they have dug a hole, they lay their eggs in it. Once they have laid their children, the females will cover hole with dirt. After the six weeks have passed, The little Sea Turtles should have hatched and they crawl out of their hole. They then make a run for the sea.
In conclusion, Sea Turtles have a tough life because of low survival rates and humans interfering by littering.
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