Turtle |
Everyone
knows a turtle when he sees one. Turtles are easy to recognize by
their shells. A baby turtle is born with a shell just the right size
for its body. As the turtle grows, its shell grows too.
The
hard shells of most turtles are made up of a “bony box” covered by
horny plates. A turtle can’t crawl out of its shell. The
shell makes up much of a turtle’s skeleton, and is firmly attached to its
body.
Turtles
are well-protected by their shells. Some turtles, such as the box
turtle, can pull their heads, tails, and legs into their shell when
frightened. Then, very few enemies can get at them.
All turtles hatch from eggs. The
mother turtle lays the eggs in a hole she has dug. She then leaves
them. The sun’s warmth hatches the eggs in about two
months. As soon as the baby turtles are hatched, they are on their
own. They must be able to tend for themselves. - Dick Rogers
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