Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). As hatchlings, green turtles inhabit oceanic areas and have an omnivorous diet with a strong carnivorous tendency. When they shift to coastal neritic habitat, they become primarily herbivores, foraging on algae and seagrass.

Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR2008

Green turtles have a small, blunt head. Their beak is coarsley serrated which helps them in tearing marine vegetation, their main food source.

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Title: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). As hatchlings, green turtles inhabit oceanic areas and have an omnivorous diet with a strong carnivorous tendency. When they shift to coastal neritic habitat, they become primarily herbivores, foraging on algae and seagrass.
Creator: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR
Date Created: 2008
Location: Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brasil

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