This document provides information about the green sea turtle through pictures and captions. It describes the turtle's appearance, habitat/range in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, diet of jellyfish and algae, and migratory movements guided by the earth's magnetic field. The document also summarizes the turtle's reproductive behavior, solitary nature, natural predators like birds, conservation efforts to protect nesting sites, and complex life cycle from hatchling to adult.

1. Andrew Riley
BIO 123 574 Animal Behavior
Green Sea Turtle
(Boncia)

2. Description
Adult Green Sea Turtle
(Schrichte, David)
Hatchling
(Shantiz, Mora)

3. Habitat/Breeding Range
(Encyclopedia of Life)

4. Nonpredatory Interactions
(Shultz, Peter)

5. Diet
(Buzzle)
(Maentz, Jacob)

6. Types of Movement
(unc.edu)

7. Reproductive Behavior
(BioExpedition)

8. Life Cycle
(Model Based Inquiry)

9. Solitary Behavior
(Flickr)

10. Natural Enemies
(Nolan, Michael S.)

11. Conservation Efforts
(King, Cheryl)

12. So Long!
(Wave Weekly)

13. Picture of a Sea Turtle. 2014. Photograph. Boncia. Web. Accessed May 6, 2014.
Accessed from: http://boncia.co/sea/picture-of-a-sea-turtle-290.html
Schrichte, David. Adult Sea Turtle. 2014. Photograph. Sea Turtle Conservancy.
Web. Accessed May 6, 2014. Accessed from:
http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=green
Shantzis, Mora. Hatchling Sea Turtle. 2014. Photograph. Sea Turtle Conservancy.
Web. Accessed May 6, 2014. Accessed from:
http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=green
Chelonia Mydas Distribution. 2014. Photograph/Map. Encyclopedia of Life. Web.
Accessed May 6, 2014. Accessed from: http://eol.org/pages/454546/overview
Pictures Cited

14.  Shultz, Peter. Untitled Sea Turtle Pic. 2014. Photograph. Marinebio. Web. Accessed May
7, 2014. Accessed from: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=51
 Green Sea Turtle. 2013. Photograph. Buzzle. Web. Accessed May 7, 2014. Accessed from:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-do-sea-turtles-eat.html
 Maentz, Jacob. A Green Sea Turtle Eats a Jellyfish. 2013. Photograph. The Guardian.
Web. Accessed May 7, 2014. Accessed from:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2013/feb/22/week-in-
wildlife#/?picture=404452488&index=0
 The Earth’s Magnetic Field. 2004. Chart. The Earth’s Magnetic Field. Web. Accessed May
7, 2014. Accessed from:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/oceanweb/turtles/juvenilemap/EarthMF.html
Pictures Cited (Cont.)

15.  Nolan, Michael S. Heron Eats Turtle. 2011. Photograph. Michael S. Nolan’s Wildlife
Images. Web. Accessed May 8, 2014. Accessed from:
http://mikenolanwildlifeimages.blogspot.com/2011/05/seeing-green.html
 Basking Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. 2010. Photograph. Flickr. Web. Accessed May 8,
2014. Accessed from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/5033998239/
 A Mating Pair of Pacific Green Sea Turtles. 2013. Photograph. BioExpedition. Web.
Accessed May 8, 2014. Accessed from: http://bioexpedition.com/sea-turtle-
reproduction/
 Generalised Marine Turtle Life Cycle. Photograph/Chart. Model Based Inquiry. Web.
Accessed May 7, 2014. Accessed from: http://model-based-
inquiry.wikispaces.com/2.+Instincts
Pictures Cited (Cont.)

16.  King, Cheryl. HonuWatch. Photograph. Hawaii Wildlife
Fund. Web. Accessed May 8, 2014. Accessed from:
http://wildhawaii.org/marinelife/turtles.html
 Green Sea Turtle Hatchling. 2013. Photograph. Wave
Weekly. Web. Accessed May 7, 2014. Accessed from:
http://waveweekly.ju.edu/?p=3528
Pictures Cited (Cont.)