Top 10 Facts About Turtles

The Top Ten

1 North America contains a large variety of turtle species, but Europe contains only two species of turtle and three species of tortoise

2 Turtles have been on earth for 200 million years

3 Several species of turtles can live to be over a hundred years of age including the American Box Turtle

4 Turtles have good eyesight and an excellent sense of smell

5 Turtles range in size from the 4-inch Bog Turtle to the 1500-pound Leatherback Turtle

6 The shell of a turtle is made up of 60 bones

7 Sea turtles have special glands which help remove salt from the water they drink

8 Turtles will live in almost any climate warm enough to allow them to complete their breeding cycle

9 There are 327 known species of turtle alive today

10 Turtles live on every continent except Antarctica

The Contenders

11 Turtles can make many amazing sounds

12 Although most turtles are nice creatures, the African Helmeted Turtle is both a hunter and a scavenger

13 Turtles can see colors

14 They are attracted to the colors red, orange and yellow

15 They can see very clearly in the night

16 Although their hearing isn't good, turtles can hear low frequency sounds that often help them to detect danger and prey

17 Leatherback sea turtle is actually one of the fastest reptiles in the world

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