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Other animals
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle · Chelonia mydas
The green sea turtle grazes on seagrass meadows and is a fascinating favourite to watch in tropical coastal waters.
Fact file
- Size
- Shell length up to 1.50 metres, weight often over 200 kilograms
- Males and females
- Males have a longer tail and stronger claws on the flippers
- Sounds
- Do not make any sounds under water, only short breathing noises when surfacing
- Diet
- Herbivore, prefers seagrass and algae
- Offspring
- Lays up to 200 eggs on the beach at night, hatchlings head straight for the sea
How to identify Green sea turtle
You can recognise the green sea turtle by its olive-green to brown shell with fine, radial patterns. Its body is streamlined and the limbs are transformed into powerful flippers, perfect for long-distance swimming in open water.
Adult animals reach a length of up to 1.50 metres and often weigh over 200 kilograms. Their comparatively small head without a horny beak is striking. The smooth shell clearly sets them apart from other sea turtles.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 6 places where you can see Green sea turtle
Where Green sea turtle live
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