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Great Turtle Links Leatherback Turtle (below)
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The Leatherback Turtle is the largest turtle in the world it grows to be 4 to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 meters) long! Compared to the smalest turtle, the bog turtle, with grows to be 4 inches (10 centimeters)long. Sea turtles are endangered but they are making a slow comeback. Hawksbill Sea Turtles used to be hunted so the people could get their shells and turn them into goods. (Hawksbill Turtles have one of the most beautiful shells among turtles.) You want a turtle as a pet? Well, let me inform you that scientists found out turtles carry a bacteria that cause salmonella poisoning, a serious illness in human beings.
There are more than 250 species of turtles, about 50 of which live in North America north of Mexico. Some turtles live only on land, but others spend almost their entire life in the sea. Most other species dwell mainly in fresh water or live about equally on land and in fresh water. Many turtles live their entire life within a few miles or kilometers of where they were hatched. But large numbers of sea turtles migrate thousands of miles or kilometers from their birthplace. Have you heard the saying "slow as a turtle?" Turtles aren't as slow as you may think, sure on land they're not too fast but in the water turtles can can outrun a human being on level ground. Some sea turtles can swim for brief periods at a speed of nearly 20 miles (32 kilometers) per hour!
-Sorry about all the fish 'n stuff but I'm a Marine lover <;(*)- 
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