{"id":2551,"date":"2007-07-30T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/chelonia-mydas-green-turtle-green\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:37:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:37:51","slug":"chelonia-mydas-green-turtle-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/chelonia-mydas-green-turtle-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Green turtle fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chelonia mydas<\/em>\u00a0 |\u00a0Green turtle\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Green turtles are the second largest sea turtle species, after leatherback turtles<\/a><\/em>. Their name comes from the green colour of the fat beneath of their shell. She can grow\u00a0 up to 1.66 m in length and weigh up to 200 kg. Unlike the Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtle, the muzzle is very short and the beak is not hooked. Green turtles\u00a0have a serrated jaw which facilitates feeding (they are\u00a0principally herbivorous).Green turtles reach sexual maturity after 20 to 50 years and live up to 80 years. Like other turtles they migrate long distances between feeding areas and incubation\u00a0beaches. Mature females and males arrive at intervals of two years to make their nests on the same beaches on which they were\u00a0born. This occurs between June and September. are usually found\u00a0in coastal waters with much vegetation, such as Islands and sheltered bays.\u00a0Overall\u00a0distribution is throughout tropical and subtropical seas, with two distinct populations; one in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Pacific Ocean. In the Azores, their incidence is occasional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length:\u00a0<\/strong>
\u2022\u00a0Total:\u00a0Up to\u00a0120 cm
\u2022\u00a0Carapace:\u00a071 – 139 cm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight: <\/strong>150 kg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global population: <\/strong>c.60,000\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Status: <\/strong>Endangered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diet: <\/strong>The green turtle is herbivorous and feeds on seaweed and macroalgae (Caulerpa,\u00a0Turbinaria,\u00a0Spyridia,\u00a0Codium\u00a0and\u00a0Ulva)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longevity: <\/strong>80 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding age:\u00a0<\/strong>20 – 50\u00a0years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of eggs:\u00a0<\/strong>38 – 195\u00a0eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incubation:\u00a0<\/strong>45 – 60\u00a0days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other languages<\/strong>
\nPortuguese: Tartaruga verde
Spanish: Tortuga verde
French: Tortue verte
Italian: Tartaruga verde
German: Suppenschildkr\u00f6te
Dutch: Soepschildpad
Swedish: Gr\u00f6n havssk\u00f6ldspadda
Norwegian: Suppeskilpadde
Danish: Suppeskildpadde\/ Gr\u00fcne Meeresschildkr\u00f6te
Finnish: Liemikilpikonna
Polish: \u017b\u00f3\u0142w zielony, \u017c\u00f3\u0142w jadalny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelonia mydas\u00a0 |\u00a0Green turtle\u00a0 Green turtles are the second largest sea turtle species, after leatherback turtles. 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