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Chelonia mydas mydas
Photo taken in a shallow caribbean reef at -40ft. The green sea turtle is a 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.
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Gracias Ismael Carolina y Leslie
I love this!
Hermosa foto, deberias ponerla en la pagina de National geographic la podrian elegir como foto del dia
Wow Gerardo! Que fotografia mas espectacular! La amé!!
Thanks to all for you wonderful comments.
love it!
A very beautiful picture, and a great spot! Sea turtles are amazing!
Nice picture,
What a great shot!
Beautiful!