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Green turtles are found throughout the world, occurring primarily in tropical, and to a lesser extent, subtropical waters. The Hawaiian green turtle is genetically distinct from the other green sea turtle populations, nesting primarily in the French Frigate Shoals of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and feeding in the coastal areas of the main Hawaiian Islands. This species was in a steep decline as of the 1970s because of direct harvest of both turtles and eggs by humans. The population has grown steadily over the last thirty years after protection began in 1978. Greens are the most common species of sea turtle found in Hawaiian waters.
Dogania subplana was the coolest turtle/terrapin that I´ve ever seen. They dissapear very fast in the water in presence of predators
This was a Christmas present, so it fits the month of softies theme for december 2005: under the tree.
While spraying for unwanted vegitation, I came across Ms. turtle who looked like she was preparing to bury her eggs yet again. This has happened every year for the last 34 yrs that I have lived here. She and the resident male tirtle were the least discrete last year that they were for the last 33 yrs and I have pictures. I assume this is the product of that union and that by Sept, the eggs will hatch. Rather than surface, the babies dig deeper into the ground to emerge the following spring and I have seen a number of babies over the years. Fascinating process. The books say that they come back within one hundred feet of where they were born to lay egggs, if that is the case, I assume that I should have consulted with them before building as the house seems to sit within that one hundred feet as I have seen then bury eggs all around the house.
I found this poor turtle walking dejectedly between the rails of the train tracks. After I determined that he was not likely to pivot around and bite my fingers off, I picked him up and put him in a more hospitable location. I just hope it was the right side of the tracks..:)
Passing a pond on one of the trails of Mackinac Island, we saw this turtle sunning himself. Mackinac Island is located on Lake Huron, between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, in the USA.