Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Adults are large marine turtles of tropical and subtropical oceans, commonly feeding in seagrass meadows and resting around reefs or coastal ledges. They are mostly herbivorous as adults, cropping seagrass and algae with a serrated beak. Their size, tough carapace, and powerful swimming make them difficult prey except for large sharks and humans. A notable fact is that mature females return to sandy nesting beaches, often near where they hatched, to lay eggs.
- Type
- Water / Shell
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Green Sea Turtle Juvenile
- Green Sea Turtle