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Watch the sunset over the serene waters of Turtle Bay, on the northern tip of Oahu, home of the protected green sea turtle.

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hawaiian islands: turtle bay - west

Watch the sunset over the serene waters of Turtle Bay, on the northern tip of Oahu, home of the protected green sea turtle.

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location: Oahu, Hawaii

best viewing hours: 8:00am - 9:00pm

time zone: Pacific Time

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Green sea turtles live in tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world.

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Green sea turtles are named for the greenish color of their skin and the fat under their shell.

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Green sea turtles are easily distinguishable by the single pair of scales in front of their eyes, rather than two pairs as found on other sea turtles.

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Though they can weigh ~ 700 lbs and grow to 5 ft long, green sea turtles are among the largest in the world, averaging 240-420 lbs.

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Green sea turtles have non-retractable heads.

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Green sea turtles have a lifespan of 70-80 years.

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The green sea turtle is one of the few marine turtles known to leave the water outside of nesting season. They do this in order to bask in the sun.

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Female green sea turtles lay up to nine clutches of eggs, often on the same beach used by their mothers. They dig a pit in the sand, fill it with 100-200 eggs, cover the pit and return to the sea, leaving the eggs to hatch after about two months.

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The most dangerous time of a green turtle’s life is when it travels from its hatch site to the ocean. Predators such as crabs and gulls will aggressively prey on the hatchlings while they are exposed on the beach.

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Hatchlings less than 8-10 inches in length eat worms, young crustaceans, aquatic insects, grasses and algae. Yet once larger, they feed on sea grass and algae, making them the only sea turtle strictly herbivorous as an adult.

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Green sea turtles are an endangered species, yet they are still killed for their meat and eggs.

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Most seals are at home in frigid waters, but the Hawaiian monk seal is one of the few tropical exceptions.

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Hawaiian monk seals live in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands where they feed on fish, spiny lobsters, octopuses, and eels.

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The monk seal is named for its folds of skin that somewhat resemble a monk's cowl, and because it is usually seen alone or in small groups.

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Hawaiians call the monk seal `Ilio holo I ka uaua, which means, "dog that runs in rough water."

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Mother monk seals are dedicated and remain with their pups constantly for the first five or six weeks of their lives, during which time they fast and can lose hundreds of pounds in body weight.

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There is no fossil evidence of Hawaiian monk seals anywhere but the Hawaiian archipelago. Isolated from their closest relative 15 million years ago, they are considered a "living fossil" because of their distinct evolutionary lineage.

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The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world. They are one of only two remaining monk seal species. The other is the Mediterranean monk seal. The Caribbean monk seal is extinct.

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Newborn monk seals are black, and then molt near the end of their nursing period.

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Monk seals generally hunt for food outside of the immediate shoreline areas in waters 60-300 ft deep. Monk seals are also known to forage deeper than 1,000 ft, where they prey on eels and other benthic organisms.

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Tiger sharks and Galapagos sharks prey on monk seals.

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The monk seal population is currently declining at about 4% annually and is estimated at around 1,200 individuals.
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Watch the sunset over the serene waters of Turtle Bay, on the northern tip of Oahu, home of the protected green sea turtle.

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