Face to face with a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the surface. Hawaii.
Tangs and a parrotfish remove algae growing on a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Green sea turtle stares at the camera. Hawaii.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) on the surface from below. Indonesia.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) perks up on shallow, rocky bottom after feeding on algae. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle blocks the sun after surfacing in waters off Kona, Hawaii.
Head on shot of green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Lord Howe Island.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Green sea turtle on the surface. Hawaii.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) hunting over a bright red sponge on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) displaying its powerful flipper. Hawaii.
Head on shot of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Palau.
Green sea turtle resting on the shore. Hawaii.
Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
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.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae covered rocks. Hawaii.
Head on shot of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle swims out of a cave. Hawaii.
Yellow tang and brown tang clean a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off the Big Island, Hawaii.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) up close in Hawaii.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over soft corals. Papua New Guinea.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeds on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a bay off Lod Howe Island.
Green sea turtle takes a breath at the surface. Hawaii.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims by in the blue water. Hawaii.
Head shot of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.
Colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) Lembeh, Indonesia.
Head shot of green sea turtle. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle resting on the shore. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle - Icon of the sea. Hawaii.
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.
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims past colorful soft corals. Indonesia.
The rare sight of a leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriace) feeding on thimble jellyfish. Solomon Islands.
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting inside a cave. Hawaii.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims above sand while dispalying its paddle-like flippers. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle under sunrays in the shallows. Hawaii.
Red color variant of Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) curls up in typical snake-like fashion on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A loggerhead turtle (Carreta carreta) sleeping in a cave. Bahamas.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) bolts down from the surface in Palau.
Colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Lembeh, Indonesia.
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.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) looks down while blocking the sun. Hawaii.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae in shallow waters. Hawaii.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over soft corals. Papua New Guinea.
Green sea turtle swims down under a breaking wave. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle feeding on algae. Hawaii.
Yellow lipped sea snake (Laticauda colubrine) on a gorgonian. Fiji.
