Green Sea Turtle
Conservation Status: Endangered (decreasing)
Mass: 350 Lbs
Scientific Name: Chelonia mydas
Did you know?
green sea turtle can stay under water for over five hours without coming up for air.
Kemp's Ridley Turtle
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Mass: 89 Lbs
Scientific Name: Lepidochelys kempii
Did You Know?
Have powerful jaws that help them to crush and grind crabs, clams, mussels, and shrimp
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Mass: 101 Lbs
Scientific Name: Eretmochelys imbricata
Did You Know?
Natural predators of the hawksbill sea turtles are sharks, octopuses, crocodiles and large fish
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Mass: 550-1,000 lbs
Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea
Did You Know?
The leatherback does not have a solid, external bony shell like all of the other sea turtles
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Conservation Status: Endangered
Mass: 350 lbs
Scientific Name: Caretta caretta
Did You Know?
Loggerheads eat fish, squid, jellyfish, crabs, and other small sea animals
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Mass: 75-100 lbs
Scientific Name: Lepidochelys olivacea
Did You Know?
The olive ridley sea turtle is one of the smallest of the sea turtles
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