Sea turtles — 3 simple rephrasings for a 6-year-old

Three easy, kid-friendly ways to rephrase 'Sea turtles are the oldest living reptiles' for a 6-year-old, plus a short, simple explanation.

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Here are three easy ways to say the same thing:

  • Sea turtles are older than any other reptiles alive today.
  • Sea turtles are the oldest reptiles that still live on Earth.
  • Sea turtles have been living on Earth longer than any other reptiles we see now.

What that means:

  1. Sea turtles started living a very long time ago.
  2. They lived before most other reptiles.
  3. They are still alive today, so they are the oldest reptiles that are still around.

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