Green Sea Turtle

Description:

Large sea turtle, sunning itself and then going for a swim. There were a lot of these turtles around, and they pretty much just ignored all the people. I walked right up to it, and it didn't take any notice. Green Sea Turtles are classified as Endangered on the global level. They are protected in the U.S., and the population in Hawaii is doing well. (Wikipedia: "The Hawaiian subpopulation has made a remarkable comeback and is now one focus of ecotourism and has become something of a state mascot.")

Habitat:

Hawaiian beach