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Nesting Cycle

 

There are seven species, or kinds, of sea turtles. All are endangered. They live in the ocean, but, like all reptiles, they have lungs, so they must surface to breathe.

Sea turtles begin their lives on the beach, not in the ocean.
Click the photographs to see how they begin life.

 
Dangers Turtles Face
 

Turtles have been swimming the seas for millions of years, but their future is more uncertain now than ever before. Click the photographs to see what dangers they face.




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