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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Sands of time
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A valley view at 9,000 feet
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High tide at the walled city
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The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
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World Octopus Day
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Tesla, the visionary
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Acadia transformed
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The Great Glen
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Hawai i Volcanoes National Park at 106
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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Lizard of mystery
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International Surfing Day
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New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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National Blueberry Day
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World-class art comes to Arkansas
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Teacher Appreciation Day
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A summertime light show
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Mona Vale Rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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Holi festival
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Salzburg, Austria
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Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Surfer s paradise