Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) circling in the turquoise waters of Hawaii. Over 90% of the Hawaiin Green Sea Turtle’s nesting activity occurs at French Frigate Shoals in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (Northwest Hawaiian Islands). Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeds on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a bay off Lod Howe Island.
Green sea turtle
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle stares at the camera. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Marine Iguana
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae covered rocks. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle close up
Face to face with a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the surface. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
A loggerhead turtle (Carreta carreta) sleeping in a cave. Bahamas.
Loggerhead turtle
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over soft corals. Papua New Guinea.
Hawksbill turtle
Head on shot of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Palau.
Hawksbill turtle
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims by in the blue water. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) on the surface from below. Indonesia.
Banded sea krait
Red color variant of Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Iguanas
Tangs and a parrotfish remove algae growing on a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.
Fish cleaning green sea turtle
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting inside a cave. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Banded sea krait
Green sea turtle resting on the shore. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims past colorful soft corals. Indonesia.
Hawksbill turtle
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over soft corals. Papua New Guinea.
Hawksbill turtle
Colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Lembeh, Indonesia.
Sea krait
Two remoras attached to the carapace of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Palau. Some cultures used remoras to catch turtles. A line is fastened to the remora's tail, and when a turtle is sighted, the fish is released from the boat. It usually heads directly for the turtle and fastens itself to the turtle's shell. When the remora is hauled in so is the turtle.
Green sea turtle
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) curls up in typical snake-like fashion on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Banded sea krait
Green sea turtle feeding on algae. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle - Icon of the sea. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) perks up on shallow, rocky bottom after feeding on algae. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) up close in Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle resting on the shore. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle under sunrays in the shallows. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Head on shot of green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Lord Howe Island.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle swims down under a breaking wave. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle takes a breath at the surface. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Yellow tang and brown tang clean a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off the Big Island, Hawaii.
Fish clean green sea turtle
Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Marine iguanas
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Iguana
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle swims out of a cave. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle blocks the sun after surfacing in waters off Kona, Hawaii.
Green sea turtle sunburst
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae in shallow waters. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Head shot of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.
Green sea turtle close up
Head on shot of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Green turtle
Yellow lipped sea snake (Laticauda colubrine) on a gorgonian. Fiji.
Sea snake
Well, hello there! Sea turtles can be a little dopey at times - usually after they’ve been feeding on certain (magic) sponges. This hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) literally swam right into me. Indonesia.
Hawksbill turtle
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims above sand while dispalying its paddle-like flippers. Hawaii.
Green turtle
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) displaying its powerful flipper. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle on the surface. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) bolts down from the surface in Palau.
Hawksbill turtle
Colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) Lembeh, Indonesia.
Sea krait
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) looks down while blocking the sun. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) hunting over a bright red sponge on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Banded sea krait
Head shot of green sea turtle. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle
The rare sight of a leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriace) feeding on thimble jellyfish. Solomon Islands.
Leatherback sea turtle
