The most dangerous time of a green turtle’s life is when it makes the journey from nest to sea. Multiple predators, including crabs and flocks of gulls, voraciously prey on hatchlings during ...

green turtles remain largely independent throughout their lives. The life cycle of green sea turtles begins on sandy beaches, where females dig nests and lay their eggs during the nesting season.

Green sea turtles are the only species where adults ... and olive ridley sea turtles. The sea turtle life cycle explains why ...

The authors of this study estimate that around half of all the sea turtles on the planet have ingested plastic - this rises to 90% among juvenile green sea ... to the smallest life stages.