…it"s World Sea Turtle Day! The gentle giant seen here doing the wave was snapped mid-dive, headed to the seafloor near the Great Barrier Reef to munch some marine grass. The green sea turtle is among the larger of the seven sea turtle species, with some individuals reaching 5 feet in length and weighing 700 pounds. They live throughout the world"s subtropical waters, and like other sea turtles, they migrate long distances for food. Despite all that traveling, they return to hatch their eggs on the same select nesting beaches where they were born.
Put your flippers in the air…
Today in History
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National Park Service anniversary
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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The owl that loved football
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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It s Computer Science Education Week
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Loud waters
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Seonam Temple, South Korea
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National Bird Day
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Burrowing owls
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Presidents Day
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Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
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Tegallalang terrace farms in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Baddest of the badlands
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A memorial in Germany
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A notorious advocate for women
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Lantern Festival
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Surfer s paradise
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A tribute to the ancestors
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A bird of beauty
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Fly me to the moon