Life Cycle of a Turtle

The female turtle comes out of the beach to lay her eggs on the beach.

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First, she digs a hole in the sand.

Then , she lays her eggs.

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/238/cache/sea-turtles-relocated-oil-spill-egg-laying_23817_600x450.jpg

Next, she uses her back feet to cover the eggs with sand.

http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/pets-animals/91600-sea-turtles-make-break-sea.html

Then , she goes back to the sea.

After eight weeks, tiny turtles hatch out of the eggs.

http://www.empireoftheturtle.com/Trips/Sea_Turtle_hatching_display_20Jul05_MosquitoLagoon.JPG

http://www.prlog.org/10272094-loggerhead-hatchling-breaks-out-of-an-egg-photo-by-cody-mott.jpg

Finally, the baby turtles run into the sea where they live and grow.

http://media.caller.com/media/img/photos/2008/08/02/20080802-041133-pic-482682598_t607.jpg

The sea turtle hatchling is growing.

http://www.sportdiver.com/files/imagecache/ugc_photo_detail/_images/200904/b89c30965ebc749L.jpg

Now the turtle is grown up.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/assets/images/articles/am/v2/n3/sea-turtle-2.jpg