Green Sea turtle

Green Sea turtle

The most familiar sea turtle.

Characteristics

Sea turtles can be seen in oceans around the world. Although it has "Ao" in its name, its appearance is not so blue, and it is sometimes brown. It got its name because of the green color of its internal tissues.

Females are around 1m in length, which is quite large among sea turtles. It is characterized by its rounded mouth, and hawksbill sea turtles found in waters around Japan have a sharp mouth.

Picture of Green Sea turtle

Ecology

They live in shallow waters and eat seaweed. It lives near the sea surface until it reaches a certain size. It goes up to the sandy beach in the summer and lays eggs.

Habitat

Niijima Mamashita Beach

I found an individual swimming near the Mamashita coast of Niijima. The waves were strong and the sand was dancing, so I couldn't see under the sea very well. I happened to find an individual that came out near the surface of the sea to breathe.

From the top of Saruvia Maru

When the Tokai Kisen "Saruvia Maru" called at Toshima, I photographed an individual swimming in the bay from the deck. A few sea turtles were swimming in the bay.

Pictures

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Picture of Green Sea turtle1|They are brown.
They are brown.
Picture of Green Sea turtle2|Breathing near the surface.
Breathing near the surface.
Picture of Green Sea turtle3|There are two patterns between the eyes.
There are two patterns between the eyes.
Picture of Green Sea turtle4|We dived again.
We dived again.
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