How thick is a sea turtle shell?

Answer 1

It depends on the species of sea turtle, and their age. Gender makes no difference to the size of sea turtles. The smallest is the Kemp's ridley, which has a shell that is normally a bit less than 3 ft long at adulthood. The largest, full grown sea turtle is the Leatherback species. They are the soft shelled species, and have a shell of about 6 ft long usually, but can become larger, as much as 8 ft long. Sea turtles are not capable of retracting their flippers, limbs, or head, as so many other species of turtles do in order to help protect themselves. Their shell is enough room for their vital organs only, no spare room for tucking limbs, or ducking heads in emergencies. This is believed to be the case because they swim most of their lives, and need to be streamlined. For more details, please see the sites listed below.there is three different kinds of sea turtle, green, leatherback, hawksbill, loggerhead, flat back, and olive ridley.

they lay eggs in sand and can lay 100 at a time.

they can live up to 100 years old.

the leatherback is the largest, weighs 916 kg.

they can go 30 mins. underwater.

they have been avive over 100,000 yrs.

they drink saltwater

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Answer 2

6 inches thick

Answer 3

it is made of bone

Answer 4

out of seaweed!!