The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto land to sunbathe.
It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color of its skin. There are two types of green turtles—scientists are currently debating whether they are subspecies or separate species—including the Atlantic green turtle, normally found off the shores of Europe and North America, and the Eastern Pacific green turtle, which has been found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile. This guy got his Halloween costume figured out early. Is your costume inspired by the sea? Tell us what you're going as in the comments!
Email us a photo of your deep blue sea inspired costume and you might be featured on our blog! |
CategoriesAuthored by:
Finatix Scuba Diving. We're a team of scuba diving specialists here to share tales from under the sea. Call us today and start your scuba diving training now! p: 561.352.0601 Archives
September 2016
|