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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
The Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a prominent member of the family Cheloniidae and is the only species in its genus. These turtles are robust in size, often reaching shell lengths of up to 1.5 meters and weighing between 110 to 180 kilograms. Their distribution spans trop…
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- Despite their slow movements on land, Green Sea Turtles can swim at speeds up to 35 km/h (22 mph) in short bursts when threatened.
- Green Sea Turtles can hold their breath for several hours, a trait that allows them to rest underwater without surfacing frequently. They exhibit natal homing, meaning females return to the same beach where they hatched to lay their eggs, an instinctive behavior driven by geomagnetic cues. Despite their aquatic lifestyle, these turtles must bask in the sun on land to regulate their body temperature, a behavior shared by few other marine reptiles. Interestingly, their jaw structure is specially adapted to grazing on seagrass, which requires a finely serrated edge to efficiently shear plant material.
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