The green turtle is, a large weighty sea turtle with a wide smooth, shell, carapace or. It inhabits tropical and subtropical. Coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto land to sunbathe.
It is named not for the color of. Its shell which is, normally brown or olive depending on its habitat but for, the greenish color of its skin.There are two types of green turtles - scientists are currently debating whether they are subspecies or separate species - including. The Atlantic green turtle normally found, off the shores of Europe and North America and the, Eastern Pacific, green turtle. Which has been found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile.
Weighing up to 700 pounds (317.5 kilograms) green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world. Their proportionally small head which is nonretractable,,, Extends from a heart-shaped carapace that measures up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Males are slightly larger than females and. Have a longer tail. Both have flippers that, resemble paddles which make them powerful and graceful swimmers.
Unlike most. Sea, turtlesAdult green turtles, are herbivorous feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles however will also eat,,, Invertebrates like, and jellyfish crabs, sponges.
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