green turtle
noun
: a large usually herbivorous sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell
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Spot curious sea lions and blue-footed boobies on Mosquera, land iguanas on South Plaza Island, and prowling black-tip reef sharks and green turtles off pristine-white beaches.
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Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023
Something identifiable in the air Liam Whitmore is a zoologist and conservationist who studies green turtles.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 May 2023
Endangered loggerhead, hawksbill, and green turtles still make their home in the national park.
—Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
So far this year, staff at the aquarium’s sea turtle hospital have treated 214 total sea turtles, a number that includes 189 Kemp’s ridleys, 19 green turtles and six loggerheads.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
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Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023
Something identifiable in the air Liam Whitmore is a zoologist and conservationist who studies green turtles.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 May 2023
Endangered loggerhead, hawksbill, and green turtles still make their home in the national park.
—Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
So far this year, staff at the aquarium’s sea turtle hospital have treated 214 total sea turtles, a number that includes 189 Kemp’s ridleys, 19 green turtles and six loggerheads.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
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