Do sea turtles move fast on land?

Not really! They're designed to spend most of their lives swimming, so that's what they're best at. Their bodies don't do so well on land. They struggle with lifting themselves over hard surfaces. Generally the animals that move quickest on land have long, muscular legs. (Cheetahs, horses, et cetera.). read more

Not really! They’re designed to spend most of their lives swimming, so that’s what they’re best at. Their bodies don’t do so well on land. They struggle with lifting themselves over hard surfaces. read more

According to Scholastic, turtles differ in their movements based on their terrain. On land, turtles walk on the tip of their toes and move quite slowly, but in water a turtle's smooth shell and webbed feet allow it to move more freely. Some freshwater turtles can even move faster on land than land turtles. read more