Green Turtle

Green turtles are named so due to green fat underneath their shell. On top they tend to be a reddish mottled brown. Hatchlings are shiny black above and white underneath. Green turtles initially spend five to ten years drifting with ocean currents amongst the floating marine plant Sargassum. After which they tend to settle in coral and rocky reef habitats or amongst inshore sea-grass beds. Green turtles are found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans in warmer waters. Males never leave the water, however, females leave to lay eggs onshore. The Green turtle are now considered an endangered species, in some areas they have been completely wiped-out. They are often explotied for food and their hides, however imports are banned in many countries.

Size: 1.2 metres in Length (Maximum)

Diet: Seagrass, Seaweed and Jellyfish