AnimalsCoral Reef
Turtle Fun facts for kids
Testudines (order); e.g. Chelonia mydas, the green sea turtle
The turtle lives in ponds, rivers and warm seas, almost everywhere and eats plants, insects, worms and fish.
- Where it lives
- in ponds, rivers and warm seas, almost everywhere
- What it eats
- plants, insects, worms and fish
- How big it is
- biggest ones heavier than a grown-up
Fun facts about the turtle
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A turtle can never crawl out of its shell, because its ribs and backbone are joined to it.
Turtles cry salty tears to get rid of the extra salt from seawater.
Softshell turtles have shells as flat as pancakes and piggy noses they use like a snorkel.
Some pond turtles resting underwater in winter can soak up extra air through the skin around their tail.
Turtles lived alongside the dinosaurs, and they are still here long after the dinosaurs are gone.
A turtle can feel you touch its shell, because the shell has nerves and is not just dead armour.
Some sea turtles can hold their breath for hours while resting on the seabed.
Baby sea turtles are as small as a bottle cap and find the sea by heading toward the brightest sky.
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 live in ponds, rivers and warm seas, almost everywhere in the world.
I lived alongside the dinosaurs, and I'm still here long after they're gone.
I cry salty tears to get rid of the extra salt from seawater.
My babies, small as bottle caps, find the sea by heading toward the brightest sky.
I can never crawl out of my hard shell, because my ribs and backbone are joined to it.
Sammy might be thinking of a turtle.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the turtle in the Coral Reef adventure.
Play the Coral ReefComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
