BOX TURTLES

1. What kind of animals are a threat to box turtles?

http://www.kingsnake.com/chl/box_turtle_facts.htm

2. How long can a Box Turtle grow?

http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/species/9812

3. What is the scientific name for a box turtle’s top shell?

(Hint: starts with letter “C”)
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id
=boxturtl

4. Is a box turtle called a Land turtle or a Water turtle?

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/ent
ry/box%20turtle

5. What does an Ornate Turtle like to eat?

http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/species/4412

6. What can box turtles do that other turtles cannot do?

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/waturtles.asp

7. Do box turtles like water?

http://www.turtlepuddle.org/american/boxcare.html

8. How many eggs may a box turtle lay?

http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Wetlands/T
urtles/BoxTurtle/BoxTurtle.html

SNAPPING TURTLES

1. How long can a Snapping turtle grow?

http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/species/4382

2. What is the average weight of a Snapping Turtle?

http://www.turtlehomes.org/usa/snappingturtles.shtml

3. Is a Snapping turtle’s habitat in fresh water or salt

water?
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum
=AR0149

4. What do snapping turtles like to eat?

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Turt
lecoloring.shtml

5. Where do snapping turtles hibernate in the winter?

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/turtles/snap.htm

6. Can humans eat snapping turtles or are they

poisonous?
http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.as
p?recordNumber=AR0149
 7. In what state are snapping turtles illegal?
http://www.tortoise.org/archives/snapping.html

TORTOISES

1. What do tortoises eat?

http://www.tortoise.org/general/descare.html

2. How long can a Desert Tortoise grow?

http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/species/4461

3. What happens to tortoises in the winter?

http://www.tortoise.org/general/hibernat.html

4. When baby tortoises hatch, should you put them in

water?
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/Downloads/Babytort.pdf

5. Does a Leopard Tortoise hibernate?

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/Downloads/Leopard.pdf

6. How do you think the Indian Star Tortoise got its name?
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/Downloads/Star.pdf

7. How many years could a tortoise live?

http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_tort.html
 SEA TURTLES
1. How long can a Green Sea Turtle grow?
http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/species/4377

2. Which grows larger, male sea turtles or female sea

turtles?
http://seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/stphysical.ht
ml

3. How are sea turtles front legs different than other

turtles?
http://seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/stadapt.html

4. What do sea turtles like to eat?

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlif
e/sea_turtles.php

5. What is something man uses that is a threat to sea

turtles? They often get tangled in them?
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/threats.ht
m

6. How much can an adult Leatherback sea turtle weigh?

http://www.cccturtle.org/sea-turtle-
information.php?page=leatherback
7. Do sea turtles breathe underwater, like fish?
http://www.cccturtle.org/sea-turtle-
information.php?page=overview
Sea turtle video:
http://www.cccturtle.org/media.php?page=video

Jeff Corwin: Galapagos turtle video

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail
.cfm?guidAssetID=B1B35F2A-5919-4A44-B9DB-
DBA206B4F25A

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