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Animal profile ยท Coral Reefs & Oceans
๐ขGreen Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Glides over reefs and seagrass meadows in warm seas.
DietHerbivore
SizeUp to 160 kg
Lifespan60โ70 years
ConservationEndangered
Good to know
- It can hold its breath for hours while resting.
- Females return to the very beach where they hatched.
- It's named for the greenish fat under its shell.
Where the Green Sea Turtle lives
Vibrant coral gardens and the vast open blue beyond. Warm, sunlit tropical seas in the shallows; cold and dark in the deep.
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