10 facts about sea turtles

1. There are 7 species of sea turtles.

2. Leatherback sea turtles can travel more than 10,000 miles every year.

3. When it’s time to lay their eggs, female sea turtles return to the same nesting grounds where they were born.

4.Green sea turtles can stay underwater for five hours.

5.The oldest known sea turtle fossils date back about 150 million years, making them some of the oldest creatures on Earth. Just for some context, dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago.

6.Leatherback sea turtles can weigh up to 2,000 pounds.

7.It is estimated that only one hatchling in a thousand will make it to adulthood.

8.Male sea turtles spend their entire lives at sea.

9. Their gender depends on how hot or cold their environment was while they were in their eggs.

10. Sea turtles lay 50 or 150 depending of the species.