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The green sea turtle, aka green turtle. Named not for the color of it’s skin or shell (carapass), but for the color of its fatty tissue and cartilage. These large oceanic turtles can be found in tropical and sub-tropical waters, worldwide. They are among the largest of the sea turtles […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

There are only 7 known species of sea turtle existing today and 6 of these are found around Australian waters. They are the green sea turtle, the loggerhead, the olive ridley, the hawksbill, the flatback, and the leatherback turtles. Most sea turtles are found in warmer, tropical ocean waters and […]

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