Coloring provides many benefits for both children and adults. It helps develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, creativity, and confidence and reduces stress in children while promoting stress relief, focus, creativity, mindfulness, and a sense of accomplishment in adults.

Fun Facts about Sea Turtles

1. Sea turtles have been around for over 100 million years, which means they lived alongside dinosaurs!
2. Sea turtles are excellent swimmers and can swim up to speeds of 35 km/h.
3. Some sea turtles can hold their breath for up to 7 hours while they are sleeping underwater.
4. Baby sea turtles are called hatchlings and they are about the size of a small bar of soap when they hatch from their eggs.
5. Sea turtles have a special ability to navigate and find their way back to the same beach where they were born, sometimes traveling thousands of miles to get there.
6. Some species of sea turtles can live to be over 100 years old!
7. Sea turtles are an important part of the marine ecosystem, as they help to maintain the health of seagrass beds and coral reefs by grazing on the plants and keeping them from overgrowing.
8. Sea turtles face many threats, including habitat loss, pollution, and hunting. It’s important for us to protect sea turtles and their habitats to ensure that they can continue to thrive in the wild.

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