Green Sea Turtle Facts: the GREEN TURTLE 🐢 Animal Fact Files

Описание: Green sea turtles are also known as green turtles and even sometimes black turtles depending on where they live. They get their green name from the color of their FAT! Learn more green sea turtle facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Chelonia mydas
Range: tropical and temperate oceans worldwide
Habitat: beaches for nesting, open ocean and the seafloor outside of breeding season
Size: up to 4 feet (122cm) long and over 400 pounds (181kg) in weight
Diet: adults are herbivores eating seagrass and algae, juveniles eat animal material
Threats: run-ins with boats, by-catch, poaching, sharks, sea birds, foxes, etc.
Lifespan: 70+ years

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Green Sea Turtle DIET 0:00
Green Sea Turtle MATING 0:34
Green Sea Turtle MALE vs FEMALE 1:03
Green Sea Turtle NESTING 1:14
Green Sea Turtle SIZE 1:57
Green Sea Turtle VS OTHER TURTLES 2:07
Green Sea Turtle THREATS 2:24
Green Sea Turtle HABITAT 2:58
Thanks / Outro 3:21
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Image and Video Credits:
Piyush Kumar - https://www.flickr.com/photos/piyushk...
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Research Credits:
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRp...
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p...
https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Ch...
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/61927
https://www.cms.int/en/species/chelon...
https://www.fws.gov/species/green-sea...
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/specie...
https://www.americanoceans.org/specie...

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