Sea turtles spend most of their lives in water. There are eight different species. The leatherback is the largest sea turtle Leatherbace to be six feet long. The green sea turtle, like several other species, is more typical size. It averages about lour feet in length. The Kempsnio
turtle is one of the world's smallest sea turtles. Aduk Kemp's riciley turtles are only two feet long
Many Kemp's ridley sea turtles make their home of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Most nest on Mexican beaches. The female sea
comes on shore to lay her eggs. Then she goes back to the ocean. Several weeks later the baby turtles dig out from under the sand
The baby turtles are less than two inches long. The tiny hatchlings must make a mad dash to the water. This is a dangerous time to
hatchlings as they have many predators. Those that make it to the ocean hide in seaweed. Kemp's ndley turtles grow slowly. At two years
they are only eight Inches long. It takes twelve years for a Kemp's ridley turtle to reach its adult stre
Which detail best supports the idea that Kemp's ridley sea turtles are some of the smallest marine turtles?
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Adult Kemp's ridley turtles are only two feet long.
O2 The tiny hatchlings must make a mad dash to the water.
03. It takes twelve years for a Kemp's ridley turtle to reach its adult size.
O 4. The green sea turtle, like several other species, is a more typical size.