Unlike most sea turtles, adult green turtles are herbivorous, feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges.

Juvenile green turtles are smaller and have more vibrant shell patterns, which fade as they mature. Unlike some other sea turtles, adult green turtles have a single pair of prefrontal scales on ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest ...