Fun Facts about Turtles for Kids

• Turtles are omnivores. They eat fruit, plants, insects and other animals. Some turtles even eat poisonous jellyfish.
• Sea turtles return to the same place every two or three years to lay their eggs. They migrate thousands of miles.
• Turtles lay their soft eggs in the sand, dirt, or in grass. They dig holes and deposit the eggs. Some turtles lay only a few eggs. Some can lay over 1,000 at one time. Once the eggs are laid, the turtles move on, leaving the babies to fend for themselves.
• Turtles can’t move very fast. People catch them for pets and other animals hunt them.
• Turtles are ectothermic. They can’t control their own body temperature.