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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtles are named for the greenish color of their body fat, not their shells.
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Tropical and subtropical coastal waters
- Diet
- Adults mostly graze on seagrasses and algae
- Geographic range
- Warm oceans worldwide
- Scientific name
- Chelonia mydas
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