🐢Look at this big turtle.

🐢It is the largest freshwater turtle in North America.

💧It lives in fresh water in the southern United States.

🦕People call it the "dinosaur of the turtle world."

🐚Its shell has spikes.

🐢It has a very big head and strong jaws.

🪱Part of its tongue looks like a worm.

🐟It eats mostly fish.

🐢Algae often grows on its back. This helps hide it.

🌙It is most active at night.

Words to know

• freshwater: not salty water
• algae: tiny water plants
• jaws: mouth bones