How sea turtles grow into adults.

The sea turtle is a threatened species that has been on Earth for 150 million years. It takes approximately 20 years for a turtle to grow to be a breeding adult. The female turtle lays approximately 50 - 200 eggs on the beach. After she lays the eggs the female covers the eggs up with sand and then she leaves them. About six weeks later the eggs will hatch while 20 % are left behind and never hatch.

Once the baby sea turtles hatch from the eggs there will be other species such as predators waiting to hunt them down  like crabs, birds,and pollution  . After they reach the sea approximately only 50% will survive the journey to the sea. Babies sea turtles are  the same size as our palm.

As soon as  the sea turtle reaches the sea they start looking  for hiding places like seaweed. There are many dangers in the sea for sea turtles such as waves, pollution, whales, sharks, dolphins and sea birds for when they come up for air. 50% of babies that do make it into the sea, die from these animals and objects.           

Lastly the female turtle start breeding at age 20  although they can live for 80 years.Once a female turtle is ready to lay her eggs she crawls on to the beach and digs a hole in the sand so that she can lay her eggs there. Finally the sea turtle life  cycle will start all over again.

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