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Because, sea turtles have been doing that for thousands of years. It's pretty much like migration, it's traditional.
Quite simply, if they had their young in the water, the babies would die. Turtles are air-breathing animals, not creatures with gills like fish, and the young would have to head straight for the surface to breathe, or drown.
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How do female turtles have babies?
They lay eggs.
Can female turtle have babies?
Only female turtles can lay eggs.
Are female sea turtles the only one who lay the eggs?
Yes, because female are the only one who give birth to babies.
How can you tell if a female turtle is having a baby?
Female turtles can lay eggs with out a male around. The following symptoms are indicators that a female is ready to lay: not eating, excessive roaming, and digging.
Are bog turtles land turtles?
Bog turtles are land turtles and land turtles. They are mostly land turtles.
Why do snapping turtles they have babies?
Why do snapipng turtles have babies? well, they have babies to multiply so they're not extinct.
Will sea turtles be able to survive on land?
Only a female Sea turtle goes on land to lay her eggs. Male Sea Turtles stay in the water there whole lives
How does The Painted Turtle raise its babies?
the male painted turtle wiggles it's nails in front of the female turtles
Are box turtles land or water turtles?
Land turtles.
What do female turtles do to baby turtles?
Female turtles leave their baby's to find food
If I have a male and a female slider turtle do I need to be concerned that they will have babies?
Red-eared slider turtles usually can only breed successfully if they have hibernated before, and turtles kept in tanks rarely hibernate. There is a miniscual chance your turtles will breed if they have not hibernated.
Where are turtles?
water turtles live in the water land turtles live in the land
