| Sea turtles are the general term of the marine | | | | during its life. When the green turtles are less than |
| turtles, they are the largest marine reptiles. There | | | | 8 to 10 inches in length, they eat worms, aquatic |
| are eight species of sea turtles in the world, while | | | | insects, grasses and algae. While once they reach |
| in China there are five species, namely green | | | | up to 8 to 10 inches, they mostly eat sea |
| turtles, hawksbill turtles, loggerhead turtles, red | | | | grasses and algae. |
| head turtles and leatherback turtles. They are | | | | The green turtles nest at intervals of two, three |
| distributed in South China Sea, East China Sea and | | | | or more years. The female green turtles deposit |
| Yellow Sea, but mainly concentrated in South | | | | their eggs at night, it takes about two hours. |
| China Sea. | | | | They lay an average of 110-115 eggs in each |
| Green turtles and loggerhead turtles are the main | | | | nest, and the eggs incubating for about 60 days. |
| types of sea turtles in China. Now, let me make a | | | | Now, more and more people hunt and kill the |
| brief introduction of green turtles to you. | | | | green sea turtles, so they are listed as |
| Green sea turtle is the largest number, widely | | | | endangered species in the United States. The |
| distributed and most well-known specie among | | | | greatest threat is from the commercial harvest |
| the eight species of marine turtles. It is named for | | | | for eggs and food. The number of green turtles is |
| the green color of the fat under its shell. It is | | | | reducing sharply year by year. It not only has an |
| widely distributed in the south and north latitude | | | | effect on the environment, but also effects |
| 30 degrees or 40 degrees of the sea, especially in | | | | humanity itself. |
| East China Sea and South China Sea. | | | | Sea turtle is our friend. All of us have the |
| The size of green sea turtles ranges in length | | | | responsibility to protect them from hunting and |
| from 2 to 6 feet. The male green turtles are | | | | killing. As the number of green sea turtles is |
| averaging a little larger than females. The adults | | | | reducing year by year, we should take some |
| weigh up between 300 to 400 pounds. They can | | | | actions to protect them. is a non-profit |
| weigh up to more than 600 pounds. The largest | | | | organization dedicated to the conservation of |
| green turtle ever found was 5 feet in length and | | | | turtles, especially green sea turtles. You can learn |
| 870 pounds. | | | | more about green turtles on the website. Also, in |
| The green turtles live in warm, tropical oceans | | | | recent years, more and more people join in the |
| throughout the world. They spend their lives in | | | | organization to protect and save sea turtles. If |
| warm and shallow water. Only when the female | | | | you also want to make your own contribution to |
| green turtles come on shore to nest, will they | | | | the protection of turtles, you can participate in |
| leave the water. Their limbs are flattened and | | | | the organization and become a volunteer to |
| flipper-like, are used for swimming. | | | | protect green sea turtles. |
| The diet of green sea turtles changes significantly | | | | |