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6 Fun Facts

Sea turtles

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Leatherback turtles are 4.5 to 5.5 feet (1.4 to 1.7 m) long and weigh up to 2,200 pounds (998 kg).

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Sea turtles can't retract their head into their shell like their smaller freshwater counterparts.

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Kemp's ridley sea turtles lay eggs in large groups.

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Depending on the species, sea turtles have a broad diet that includes jellyfish, crabs, shrimp, snails, mollusks and sponges.

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Sea turtles will migrate thousands of miles over their lifetimes to eat, breed and lay their eggs.

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An estimated 110 million years is how long sea turtles have existed on Earth, which means they once shared the planet with T-Rex and other dinosaurs.