Make way for the green sea turtle, which you’ll find—if you’re lucky—swimming in tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world. You’ll notice that despite its name, the green sea turtle’s shell is not green at all. The name comes from the color of its fat, which takes on a greenish hue after the adult turtle starts eating seagrass and algae. Unfortunately, like many other sea turtle species, the green sea turtle is endangered and its population shrinking due to hunting, boat-propeller accidents, plastic pollution, and loss of nesting grounds.
Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
Today in History
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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75 years of the United Nations
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National Park Week begins
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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Computer Science Education Week
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International Day of the Tropics
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It s a ruff life
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Barn owl, England
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Cannes, France, in the spotlight
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Preveli Gorge
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International Museum Day
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Kissing Day
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Bridges to the past
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Reflections of the night sky
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Wander the ancient medina
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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A bohemian feline
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3,000 years of history
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Ahh-tumn
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Independence Day
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Relationship status: It s complicated
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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World Jellyfish Day