Photo of swimming/flying turtle

Green sea turtle

02/23

Scientific name: Chelonia mydas
Hawaïan name: Honu

The green sea turtle is a reptile and as such it has cold blood and need to warm its body by lying on the beaches. It also need to breathe therefore while swimming it comes to the surface from time to time to catch some air. The green in green sea turtle comes from the colour of its body fat. It mainly feeds on alguae.