Seashores visitors



 



 



Some of the animals that we see on seashore do not live there all the time. They spend most of their life in the sea, and only visit the seashore for a short time. They may visit the shore to rest or to have babies.



 



 



 





 



 



 



These seals have come to the shore to rest.



Seals spend most of their time in the sea, but they sometimes visit the seashore. Seals are excellent swimmers but move very slowly on land. They haul themselves up on to rocks or sand banks to rest and bask in the Sun. Seals give birth to their pups on quiet seashores where they will not be disturbed.



 



 





 



 



 



Puffins visit the seashore to nest.



Puffins visit the seashore each year to breed. They nest on the top of cliffs. They dig burrows or take over an old rabbit tunnel. Puffins usually have only one chick. They feed their chicks on sand eels and fish.



 



 



 



 





 



 



Turtles visit the shore to lay their eggs.



Female turtles come ashore at night to lay their eggs above the high tide line. They dig a hole in the sand, lay their eggs in it and cover the eggs with sand. When the babies hatch, they dig themselves out and crawl down to the sea.


Looking after the seashore



 



 



 



Seashores can be harmed by people. If we leave rubbish on a beach, it can hurt or kill wildlife. Plants and animals often lose their homes when we build on the seashore. We all need to take care of the seashore and the wildlife that lives there.



 



 



 





 



 



 



This rubbish has been washed up on a beach.



Rubbish is often dumped in the sea. It can be carried long distances and washed up on beaches. Rubbish like plastic bottles and bags, fishing line and glass can hurt or kill animals. Turtles eat plastic bags because they look like jellyfish.



 


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