Turtle Facts for Kids

in this video we are going to learn about turtles but before we dive into these turtle facts let's cover the basics turtles are cute animals that are famous for their protective hard shells and their slow movements hey do you already know what type of animal a turtle is what type of animal is a turtle uh huh turtles are a type of animal called reptiles turtles are reptiles Wow so what does that mean well here are a couple of things about reptiles they breathe air they are cold blooded and they are vertebrates meaning they have a backbone breathing air is easy to understand right can you take a breath right now uh-huh right now yeah you breathe air - just like turtles and all of the other reptiles even sea turtles breathe air that's right so fascinating this sea turtle is grabbing a quick breath of air before going back in the water earlier we also mention that turtles and all of the other reptiles are cold-blooded what does it mean to be cold-blooded well being cold-blooded means turtles don't keep the temperature of their bodies the same their environment changes the temperature of their bodies unlike turtles and other reptiles we are warm-blooded that means our bodies warm themselves and keep our temperature about the same all of the time even when we're out in the cold if you check the temperature of a turtle it can be all over the place depending on where the turtle is because a turtle just like all other reptiles is cold-blooded we also mention that just like other reptiles turtles are vertebrates they have a backbone next time you see a turtle smile at the turtle and say hey I know you you are a vertebrae you have a backbone which is cool okay all right turtle can you can you hear me turtle turtle if you would like to learn more about reptiles we have a full video on it you can check it out after this video all right time for more turtle facts we want to be experts on turtles turtle masters let's talk about this what do turtles eat huh that's a good question well that depends on the type of turtle and what kind of food is around it turtles spend their day looking for food they can eat things like insects fish worms or different kinds of plants because they eat both meat and plants turtles are omnivores can you say omnivores uh-huh turtles are omnivores that means they eat both plants and meat it's interesting their eating habits can actually change as they get older - okay when turtles are young they eat more of needs and older turtles tend to eat more plants now that's not always the case younger turtles can eat plants too and older turtles can eat meat but their diet changes as they get older here's the picture of a turtle with a buddy well at least you would think these turtles are friends that their buddies well guess what they really are they're really not friends okay get ready for a sad fact turtles don't usually interact with each other they're not very social animals and they don't interact with other Turtles if they're in a group they don't even acknowledge one another they're just doing their thing and this picture they're eating together they're enjoying your meal and it would be like cool if they were turtle friends if they were friends but turtles don't become friends with other Turtles turtles don't have turtle friends they just do their own thing but the good news is the turtle can be friends with you some people have turtles as pets do you know anyone with a pet turtle okay all right we are ready for our next turtle fact did you know turtles love the water and spend most of their time there this is actually the major difference between turtles and tortoises turtles spend most of their time in the water and tortoises spend most of their time on land now sometimes people get these animals confused because they look very similar and they're from the same family but they are different because of where they spend most of their time turtles spend most of their time in the water tortoises spend most of their time on land look at this amazing sea turtle all turtles spend most of their time in the water but none as much as sea turtles sea turtles are all about the water but you know even sea turtles spend a little bit of time on land in fact female sea turtles lay eggs on the shore and the baby sea turtles make their way to the water once they hatch and it's interesting baby turtles are called hatchlings that's right hatch legs that's such a cute name and they look so cute hatchlings are so adorable but notice you know their mothers not helping them that's because turtles remember are not social animals okay they don't really interact with one another that much and so they're kind of left on their own that may be why turtles don't celebrate Mother's Day their mother's day card would just say dear mother I hatched and did everything on my own love baby turtle of course no turtle video would be complete without sharing more about that famous shell the outer part of the shell is made of something called keratin the same thing your fingernails are made of your fingernails are made of the same thing as turtle shells and as you can see the shell is great for protection turtles can hide their heads and their feet in their shells but not every turtle can hide in its shell for example sea turtles can't hide in their shells but we shouldn't feel bad for them look at where they live Wow absolutely beautiful hey what was your favorite turtle fact let us know in the comments section below we would love to hear from you look at this hatchling looking at the water so incredible these are amazing reptiles aren't they and we hope you had a great time learning about them with us so where are we going next it's really up to you here are two videos you can watch you know if you want to keep learning and if you haven't yet you can click the circle in the center of the screen to subscribe to our channel that way you don't miss any of our videos so what do you want to learn about next

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Length: 8min 14sec (494 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 24 2019