Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
A long-distance reef traveler powered by seagrass.
Green Sea Turtles glide over reefs with winglike front flippers and surface to breathe air. Adults are unusual among sea turtles because they eat mostly plants.
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Ready-to-play deck
Coral Garden Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Green Sea Turtle.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Tropical and subtropical coasts, reefs, lagoons, and seagrass meadows worldwide.
- Favorite foods
- Adults mainly eat seagrass and algae; youngsters eat a wider mix.
- Size check
- Shell up to about 4 ft (1.2 m); often 250–350 lb
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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The name refers to greenish body fat, not shell color.
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Sea turtles cannot pull their heads and flippers inside their shells.
- 3
Females usually return near their birth beaches to lay eggs.
- 4
Healthy seagrass stays productive when turtles crop it like a lawn.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
It navigates across entire ocean regions between feeding and nesting grounds.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Notice a smooth oval shell and a small rounded head with one scale pair between the eyes.
Grown-up research links
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