24 Saving Sea Turtles

Saving Sea Turtles written by Julie Suess

《拯救海龟》作者朱莉·苏斯

Sea turtles live in the ocean. Turtles have hard shells and big flippers for swimming. These turtles can't pull their head and flippers inside their shells like other turtles. So they are easy to catch for hungry sharks.

海龟生活在海洋里。 海龟有坚硬的外壳和大的鳍状肢来游泳。 这些海龟不能像其他海龟那样把头和鳍伸进壳里。 所以它们很容易被饥饿的鲨鱼捕获。

Sea turtles must come up to the top of the water to get air. They come up every few minutes when they are swimming. They can hold their breath much longer when they rest and sleep. surfacing There are 7 different kinds of sea turtles. They live in most oceans in the world.

海龟必须浮到水面上呼吸空气。 它们游泳时每隔几分钟就会浮上来。 当他们休息和睡觉时，他们可以屏住呼吸更长时间。 海龟有7种不同的种类。 它们生活在世界上大多数的海洋中。

The sea turtles are one of Earth's oldest animals. They are as old as the dinosaurs! sleeping

海龟是地球上最古老的动物之一。 它们和恐龙一样古老!睡觉

These sea turtles need our help. They have lived for millions of years, but now they are in danger. People do lots of things that can hurt the sea turtles. Some people take them for their meat, eggs and shells. Turtles can get caught in fishing nets and drown.

这些海龟需要我们的帮助。 它们已经生存了数百万年，但现在它们处于危险之中。 人们做了很多伤害海龟的事情。 有些人吃它们的肉、蛋和壳。 海龟会被渔网缠住而淹死。

Good people help keep the beaches clean. They pick up things that other people have left on the beach. This stops bad things from getting into the water. Sea turtles think that plastic bags, balloons, and small pieces of plastic look like food. Turtles can get sick and die when they eat these things.

好人帮助保持海滩清洁。 他们捡起其他人留在海滩上的东西。 这可以防止有害物质进入水中。 海龟认为塑料袋、气球和小塑料块看起来像食物。 海龟吃了这些东西会生病甚至死亡。