Chelonia facts for kids

Chelonia is a name for the whole order of turtles, and for a particular turtles:

Images for kids

Taxidermied shell of Chelonia mydas
About to break the surface for air at Kona, Hawaii
Green Sea Turtle Swimming in the Galápagos
Swimming, Hawaii
Green sea turtle grazing on seagrass
Hatchling
Harvested green turtles on a wharf at Key West, Florida
In a public aquarium
A poached green turtle in Costa Rica
A confiscated musical instrument made from the shell of a green turtle, on display at Narita International Airport.
At the Osaka Aquarium, profile photo of turtle resting on bottom
Green sea turtle swimming over the sand plateau at playa Grandi, Curaçao
Female returning to the sea after nesting in Redang Island, Malaysia
Immature Hawaiian C. mydas
Swimming in a Mexican coral reef
Heading for the ocean on a beach at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Green sea turtle near Marsa Alam, Egypt
Green sea turtle near Marsa Alam, Egypt
Green sea turtle
Coming up for a breath
A green sea turtle at Maui