Green Turtle Gallery

Green turtles

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) resting on the seabed. This turtle is found in warm tropical waters. It is herbivorous and feeds on algae and sea grasses, although young turtles may eat small animals such as snails and jellyfish. The green sea turtle grows to around 1.5 metres in length and weighs up to 300 kilograms. It migrates thousands of miles during the breeding season to return to its hatching site. The female lays up to 200 eggs at a time. The green sea turtle is an endangered species due to its many predators including sharks and humans. Photographed off Sipadan Island, in the Celebes Sea, Malaysia

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Newly hatched baby Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, makes it's way across the beach to the ocean off the island of Yap, Micronesia; Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

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Marine life: Green Turtle

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