Sea Turtle

Meet the sea turtle! It has a hard shell on its back, and two big, strong flippers that help it swim in the ocean.

• Hard shell: The shell is like a cozy, safe house that keeps the turtle protected.
• Two strong flippers: The front flippers are long and powerful — they act like paddles so the turtle can swim fast.
• Home: Sea turtles live in the ocean and sometimes come to the beach to lay eggs.
• Food: They eat sea plants and sometimes little animals like jellyfish.

Try this fun thing: Stand up, put your arms out like flippers, and move them forward and back to pretend you are swimming like a sea turtle!

Quick note: Tortoises live on land and have legs, not flippers — sea turtles have flippers for swimming.