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Category: Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Green Sea Turtle
The most widespread sea turtle, named for the green colour of its fat rather than its shell.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Distinguished by its large, block-like head and powerful crushing jaws adapted to feed on hard-shelled prey su…
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Famous for its overlapping, saw-toothed scutes and hawklike beak.
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
The smallest and most endangered sea turtle, known for the spectacular synchronized mass nesting 'arribada'.
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
The most abundant sea turtle, famed for large arribada mass-nesting events involving thousands of females on I…
Flatback Sea Turtle
Unique among sea turtles in having a flattened, low-profile shell and nesting only in Australia.
