Green Sea Turtle
an endangered species of hawaii
DESCRIPTION
- Colors range from black to brown to gray
- Has streaks and blotches
- Up to five feet in length
- Weigh up to 700 lbs
- Live to over 80 years (GTFF)
FOOD CHAIN
- This sea turtle is an herbivore
- Adult turtles feed on sea grasses and algae
- Baby turtles feed on crabs, jellyfish, and sponges
- They find reefs to find food and to feed off of (GSTCM)
HABITAT
- Shallow waters rich in sea grass and algae (GTFF)
- Lives in tropical and subtropical waters
- Found near Alaska, Chile, Europe, and North America
- Found in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. (GSTCM)
ADAPTATION
- Migrate every year
- Have a serrated bottom jaw
- Have very powerful fins (GSTCM)
CRITICAL INFO
- Fished overwhelmingly
- Jeopardized by habitat extraction and disease (GTFF)
- The turtles are protected by treaties and laws
- Harvesting and fishing has lessened
- Green Turtle population is still decreasing (CM)
HD Sea Turtle swimming on reef
Citation
- Photo 1: NOAA's National Ocean Service, Flickr
- Photo 2: Selbe B, Flickr
- Photo 3: Minette Layne, Flickr
- Photo 4: Michael Hanscom, Flickr
- Photo 5: John Colby, Flickr
- GTFF: Green Turtle Fact File arkive.com
- GSTCM: Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) animalsnationalgeographic.com
- CM: Chelonia Mydas lucnredlist.org
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