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Sea turtles are reptiles that have adapted to life in the ocean. Like all reptiles, sea turtles are air breathing, with lungs instead of gills, and they lay their eggs on land.

 

Sea turtles are fascinating creatures that play an important role on planet Earth. This section, Explore, is where you can find out much more about sea turtles, their place in the natural world, and why humans have a stake in protecting their future.

 

 

Field work - photo Marlene Robinson

Caption for main photo: An interspecies encounter - photo STCB

 

 

 

 

 

A green turtle surfaces to breathe (below). Even at night during sleep, sea turtles must surface occasionally to breathe.

In the case of this green sea turtle, that might happen every 40 minutes or so.