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Chelonia mydas
Photo take at -40 ft on a manatee grass field this is one of the beauty that is an inhabitant of the this reef area. 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.
Adult green turtles are unique among sea turtles in that they eat only plants; they are herbivorous, feeding primarily on seagrasses and algae. This diet is thought to give them greenish-colored fat, from which they take their name.Adult females migrate from foraging areas to mainland or island nesting beaches and may travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers each way. After emerging from the nest, hatchlings swim to offshore areas, where they are believed to live for several years, feeding close to the surface on a variety of pelagic plants and animals. Once the juveniles reach a certain age/size range, they leave the pelagic habitat and travel to nearshore foraging grounds. Once they move to these nearshore benthic habitats, adult green turtles are almost exclusively herbivores, feeding on sea grasses and algae. Wikipedia.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has repeatedly listed green sea turtles in its Red List as an endangered species.
15 Comments
beautiful photos!
Cool! thanks for sharing!
I just add a nice video
Thanks Neil and Blogie very kind comments :)
Beautiful photos, Gerardo! Thanks for sharing them!
Your sea turtle spottings make me smile!
Thanks Donna actually is funny this turtles only allow me to get close if i stay down and calm, if they see me hovering they get away.
Love this series and the low angle you were shooting from. It's so much more interesting than the typical shot looking down at them.
Thanks Joshua and Leighannimal :)
man, great shots of these sea turtles! fantasticoooo!
nice sea turtle :)
Thanks Sachin :):)
Stunning captures, wonderful,,
thanks for sharing very fresh series,
Thanks Ava :) we have this incredible visibility today!
Gerardo, what a beautiful series!