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Marietta College: Box Turtle Observation Project
Personal site from an individual who has rescued and cared for box turtles. Nice images and good information.
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Connecticut Deep: Loggerhear Sea Turtle
A full description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle including information about physical characteristics, habitat range, reproduction, threats to its survival, and conservation efforts to help the species.
Bagheera
Bagheera.com: Leatherback Sea Turtle
All the species of sea turtles are endangered and this page provides information specifically about the leatherback. It includes diet, history, and causes of endangerment. There is also a good section about conservation and efforts to...
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Alligator Snapping Turtle
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, and conservation status of the alligator snapping turtle.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Box Turtles
This site gives an in-depth description of a box turtle, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Sea Turtles: Ancient Creatures With Modern Problems
Ancient sea turtles have peaceful creatures living in a world that is challenging their existence. Take a look at this article and its many resources and lesson plans to understand what is causing the decline in their population.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: The Best Turtle in the West
Learn some facts about the Western pond turtle in this book. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Folktales: "Why Turtles Live in Water" [Pdf]
This is a one-page PDF of the West African tale "Why Turtles Live In Water."
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Central Idea and Evidence: Sea Turtle Nesting
Students practice finding the central idea and summary of a nonfiction piece about sea turtle nesting.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Snapping Turtle (Chelydridae)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the snapping turtle. Discusses where they are found, diet, physical characteristics, different types of snapping turtles, and mating behavior.
Read Works
Read Works: Clara and Phillip the Turtle
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Clara who finds a turtle with a broken leg. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Alligator Snapping Turtle
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the alligator snapping turtle focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Turtle Bayou Resolutions
A brief overview of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, which played a role in the secession of Texas from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Texas.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Support Turtles: A Goal for Your Site?
Find out how a common backyard habitat can become a welcome habitat site for turtles.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Tandem Turtles
Multiplayer math game where turtle teams on skateboards race by rounding whole numbers to the nearest 10's place value.
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Sea Turtles
Sea turtles are one of the earth's oldest animals living in the ocean. They have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. That's over 100 million years! Sea turtles are different from land turtles in two primary ways. Learn about Sea...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 6 2 14: Why Amazonian Butterflies Hover Over Turtles
Learn about the interesting and unusual relationship between butterflies and turtles in the Amazon rainforest.
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National Aquarium: Green Sea Turtle
This resource presents a brief but complete description of the physical characteristics, diet, size, range, population status, and natural predators of the Green Sea Turtle.
Chicago Zoological Society
Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Alligator Snapping Turtle
Get acquainted with the alligator snapping turtle while browsing this animal guide from the Brookfield Zoo. Content includes quick facts and highlights on the appearance, habitat, social behaviors, and mating habits of the largest...
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Illinois Raptor Center: Why Turtles Should Not Be Kept as Pets
This informative site makes an interesting case as to why turtles should not be pets. What do turtles need and don't need is discussed along with what can we do to help turtles survive.
The Washington Post
Kids Post: 'Cold Stunned' Sea Turtles Are Flown From Cape Cod to Florida
Endangered Kemp's ridley turtles got sick when they stayed too long in cold water. They moved them to the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys for recovery efforts.
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Audubon Nature Institute: Green Sea Turtle
Meet the green sea turtle and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Turtle vs Tortoise: Difference and Facts
Learn the difference between turtles and tortoises, the different types, and other interesting facts.
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Texas Turtles: Spiny Soft Shelled Turtle (Apalone Spinifera)
Find photographs and information on the identification, ecology, and behavior of the Texas spiny soft-shelled turtle.
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