The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

There are seven species of sea turtle: leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), flatback (Natator depressus), hawksbill (Eretmochelys ...

So far in 2023, Space Coast, has recorded a whopping 20,545 in loggerhead nests, 31,893 green sea turtle nests, 61 leatherback nests and three Kemp's Ridley nests, with a total count of more than ...

The last time a green sea turtle nest was found on a beach in North Pinellas was 2010. To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app. Download the 10 Tampa Bay app ...

But despite this, green sea turtles are endangered and their population is decreasing. Things to think about. 1. Can you identify one reason that nesting sites of green sea turtles are overcrowded? 2.

Jaguar with its marine turtle prey. Photo by: Benjamin Barca. At first, an encounter between a jaguar (Panthera onca) and a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) seems improbable, even ridiculous, but ...

Tortoises are turtles that live on land and aren't equipped for water. A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas , an endangered species, swims over a southern Caribbean reef. Photograph by George Grall ...