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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

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Description:

Photo take at -35 ft in near a coral reef, This one is a local resident of this reef usually spot it near the reef in a turtle grass bed where they feed.
The green sea turtle possessing a dorsoventrally flattened body covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace and a pair of large, paddle-like flippers. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world ,top shell carapace is smooth with shades of black, gray, green, brown, and yellow; their bottom shell plastron is yellowish white.

Habitat:

Found throughout tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

Notes:

Adult green turtles are unique among sea turtles in that they eat only plants; they are herbivorous, feeding primarily on seagrasses and algae.

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Comments (9)

Nice spotting Gerardo.. You can upload video of this Organism with help of Youtube and Vimeo...
Wow! amazing collections. Underwater photography is one of my dreams more exciting than just a sport.
Absolutely gorgeous photos! What a thrill it must have been to be so close to such a beautiful animal.

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