Here’s something green for St. Patrick’s Day: the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)! Its

Here’s something green for St. Patrick’s Day: the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)! Its signature color comes from its herbivorous diet, which includes seagrass and algae.

In fact, it’s one of the few sea turtles to mainly feed on vegetation. You might notice that its shell is brown; this is because its diet only affects the color of its fat. The reptile is big, too. It can grow to be as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) and weigh a hefty 350 pounds (159 kilograms)! It has a wide range across tropical and subtropical waters and can be spotted in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Pacific Ocean.

Photo: prilfish, CC BY 2.0, flickr

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