AnimalsCroatia
Loggerhead turtle Fun facts for kids
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The loggerhead turtle lives in warm seas all over the world and eats crabs, clams and jellyfish.
- Where it lives
- in warm seas all over the world
- What it eats
- crabs, clams and jellyfish
- How big it is
- heavier than a grown man
Fun facts about the loggerhead turtle
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
Sea turtles cry salty tears, because little glands near their eyes push out the extra salt from seawater.
Whether a baby turtle becomes a boy or a girl depends on how warm the sand is around its egg.
Some loggerheads hatch in Japan and swim all the way across the Pacific Ocean to find food near Mexico.
Loggerheads have a built-in compass, so they can find their way across whole oceans.
A loggerhead's shell can carry lots of hitchhikers, like barnacles, seaweed and tiny crabs.
Unlike land turtles, a loggerhead cannot pull its head or flippers inside its shell.
A mother loggerhead lays about 100 eggs at a time, each about the size of a ping pong ball.
Loggerheads breathe air, but in cool water they can rest underwater for hours without coming up.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I spend almost my whole life in warm seas, but I still need to breathe air.
Lots of little hitchhikers, like seaweed and tiny crabs, ride along on my back.
I cry salty tears, because little parts near my eyes push out the extra salt from the sea.
I hatched on a beach, and the warmth of the sand decided if I'd be a boy or girl.
I'm a turtle with a huge head that I can't pull inside my reddish-brown shell.
Sammy might be thinking of a loggerhead turtle.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the loggerhead turtle in the Croatia adventure.
Play the CroatiaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
