Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 149, May 2017, pp. 1-30. | Page 11

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The adopted Green Sea Turtle Nest of my beloved wife Ola Khalaf, showing inside the first 12
hatched Green Sea Turtles from total 80 eggs, at the Reef Turtle Hatchery, Mataking Island,
Sabah, Malaysia .. The hatched eggs were released to the Celebes Sea where they belong at 6.00
p.m. on 19.02.2015 .. Alf Mabrouk Ola.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/19721950599/

Diet
Adult green sea turtles mostly eat marine plant life such as kelp and algae, while
juveniles have a more carnivorous diet (Wikipedia).

Description
Its appearance is that of a typical sea turtle. Chelonia mydas has a dorsoventrally
flattened body, a beaked head at the end of a short neck, and paddle-like arms
well-adapted for swimming. Adult green turtles grow to 1.5 metres (5 feet) long.
The average weight of mature individuals is 68–190 kg (150–419 lb) and the
average carapace length is 78–112 cm (31–44 in). Exceptional specimens can
weigh 315 kg (694 lb) or even more, with the largest known C. mydas having
weighed 395 kg (871 lb) and measured 153 cm (60 in) in carapace length
(Wikipedia).
Anatomically, a few characteristics distinguish the green turtle from the other
members of its family. Unlike the closely related hawksbill turtle, the green
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 149 – May 2017