My animal

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Facts about turtles:

• Turtles have a hard shell on top of them that protects them. So basically a shield. It's call a carapace
• They also have a shell below them. It's called a plastron.
• Many turtles can hide underneath their shells when their getting attacked by predators.
• Turtles are reptiles.
• Turtles live on land AND sea
• Turtles are reaaalllyyy slow.
• They also lay eggs.
• Like other reptiles, turtles are cold blooded.
• Some turtles lay eggs in the sand and leave them to hatch by theirself.

I chose to be a turtle because we have a lot in common.

Things I can connect with being a turtle:

• I moan a lot
• I’m slow
• I’m lazy
• I protect myself with my arms
• I like both sea and land