…it"s World Sea Turtle Day! The gentle giant seen here doing the wave was snapped mid-dive, headed to the seafloor near the Great Barrier Reef to munch some marine grass. The green sea turtle is among the larger of the seven sea turtle species, with some individuals reaching 5 feet in length and weighing 700 pounds. They live throughout the world"s subtropical waters, and like other sea turtles, they migrate long distances for food. Despite all that traveling, they return to hatch their eggs on the same select nesting beaches where they were born.
Put your flippers in the air…
Today in History
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A triumph of light
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World Wildlife Day
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Oh, happy day!
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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A wonder in winter
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US Election Day
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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World Children s Day
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Observing a squirrelly day
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Happy Diwali!
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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A tower of remembrance
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World Giraffe Day
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Gaztelugatxe at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
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A timeless view of the night sky
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Let’s go mothing
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