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Do turtles usually stay on land?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Because turtles must stay in or near water to keep from drying out, they usually only go onto land when they are ready to lay eggs. They then leave the eggs buried in the sand and return to the water.

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