Unlike most sea turtles, adult green turtles are herbivorous, feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges.

Juvenile green turtles are smaller and have more vibrant shell patterns, which fade as they mature. Unlike some other sea turtles, adult green turtles have a single pair of prefrontal scales on ...

When it comes to charismatic ocean species, sea turtles share the spotlight with magnificent marine mammals ... Although indigenous peoples have utilized green turtles—the “edible turtle”—for ...

Armeñime, a small cove off the south coast of Tenerife, is a hotspot for green sea turtles. They forage there on the plentiful seagrass and are used to divers. Jordi cruised with this one in the ...

For instance, did you know that some sea turtle species take up to 40 years to become an adult? For those looking ... The ...

A rescued green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas ... “It is a common thing for an adult male green turtle to have a fully flat tail,” says Bolster. “His is currently curved underneath due to ...

11, the green sea turtle was found a mile from Horseshoe ... The team doesn't know if Buckley is a boy or a girl. The turtle is a sub-adult, only about 10 years old, so there is no way to tell ...

Named for their bird-like beaks, adult hawksbills can munch an average ... the database contains some 13,000 entries for hawksbills and green sea turtles, but the team is hoping to add more ...

After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach, a green sea turtle dives ... can grow up to 400 kilograms as an adult and are the largest species of sea turtles – were found in Phuket.