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Researchers tagging a giant leatherback sea turtle.
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Tagging a Leatherback Sea Turtle

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a loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are small to medium-sized turtles, but can get as large as 200 lbs (91 kg). Adults live among healthy coral reef communities, feeding primarily on sponges, but they also eat other invertebrates like sea cucumbers,
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Hawksbill Turtle

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A composite photograph of three of the crustaceans found living on olive ridley and green turtles in the Pacific.
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Crustacean Epibionts

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An American crocodile rests on a bed of seagrass.
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American Crocodile

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A hawksbill turtle in the waters of the Seychelles.
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Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f
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Meet the Seven Sea Turtle Species

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