Green Sea Turtle By Camilla & Kaya
| The Green Sea Turtle spends most of its life at sea. They weigh about 130 kg. Green Sea Turtles are hunted for their flesh. Its identification is brown, black and olive green. The Green Sea Turtle is found in the waters of the Tropical North of Australia and the great Barrier Reef. It makes its nests on islands off the north Western Australia and the Gulf of Carpentaria. They also nest on islands near the Barrier Reef. |
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A female can mate with a series
of males. The female only returns to land to lay her eggs. She hauls herself up
the beach and buries her eggs in a hole that she digs with her front
flippers. Three months later the young turtles hatch and have to avoid
many predators as they move down to the safety of the sea. The Green Sea Turtle lays about 100
eggs each year.
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A Green Sea Turtle pulls its
body through the water
with its oar shaped flippers. The Green Sea Turtle grows from1 metre to 1.5 metres long. |
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The young eat fish, crustaceans and jellyfish
While
adults eat marine plants instead. Baby Green Sea Turtles are
carnivorous and adults
Green Sea Turtles are herbivorous. The Green Sea Turtle is now protected in Australian waters. |
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Fact File Name: Chelonia
mydas |
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