Unlike most sea turtles, adult green turtles are herbivorous, feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges.

Juvenile green turtles are smaller and have more vibrant shell patterns, which fade as they mature. Unlike some other sea turtles, adult green turtles have a single pair of prefrontal scales on ...

When it comes to charismatic ocean species, sea turtles share the spotlight with magnificent ... the “edible turtle”—for thousands of years, the harvest of adult green turtles increased greatly with ...

Armeñime, a small cove off the south coast of Tenerife, is a hotspot for green sea turtles. They forage there on the plentiful seagrass and are used to divers. Jordi cruised with this one in the ...

Some of the turtles receiving care at the Houston Zoo also received treatment for minor injuries and muscle damage sustained from being hurled about in the wind-driven waves. All of the green sea ...

"Buckley," the green sea turtle, was found in Dixie County in the middle of a rural dirt road. He has now returned to the water.