Eight children and one adult in Zanzibar are dead, while another 78 have been hospitalized, after eating sea turtle meat ...

The adult who perished from eating the turtle meat on Friday was the mother of one of the children who had lost their lives, said Dr. Haji Bakari, the medical officer for Mkoani District.

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.