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ID |
Genus &
species |
Common Name |
Caption |
Date Taken |
Location |
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187L28
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Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle being held by diver |
November 9, 1996 |
San Benedicto Is., Mexico |
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187L33
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Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle being held by diver |
November 9, 1996 |
San Benedicto Is., Mexico |
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187L34
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Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle being released back into ocean by diver |
November 9, 1996 |
San Benedicto Is., Mexico |
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408L27
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Sea Turtle |
Side view of Sea Turtle in a sunny tide pool grazing on algae |
February 13, 2002 |
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kohala Coast, Hawaii / Place of Ref |
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409L03
MSC 315 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle lifts its head above the surface of a shallow tidepool for a breath of air. Turtles feed on algae found in such pools. |
February 14, 2002 |
Place of Refuge, Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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410L07
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Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle on rocks poked head out of surface of water |
February 14, 2002 |
Place of Refuge, Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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211U29
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle, illuminated from below, passes close by. |
April 10, 1994 |
North Seymour Is., Gal‡pagos |
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219U07
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle swims beneath a school of Pacific Barracuda (Sphyraena idiastes). |
April 14, 1994 |
Roca Redonda, Gal‡pagos |
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219U11
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle facing us. |
April 14, 1994 |
Roca Redonda, Gal‡pagos |
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219U12
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Sea Turtle peers at us, appearing curious. A loose school of Steel Pompano forms the background. |
April 14, 1994 |
Roca Redonda, Gal‡pagos |
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219U13
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle, from below with bright sky above. |
April 14, 1994 |
Roca Redonda, Gal‡pagos |
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222U04
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle swims in parallel with a school of Barracuda. |
April 14, 1994 |
Roca Redonda, Gal‡pagos |
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227U30
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Sea Turtle dives into the reef. |
April 16, 1994 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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227U31
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Sea Turtle signals a turn, passing over the reef. |
April 16, 1994 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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227U34
MSC 136 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A pair of Green Sea Turtles play follow the leader over a Gal‡pagos reef. |
April 16, 1994 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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227U36
MSC 137 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A young Green Sea Turtle peers into the camera lens. A moment later he stroked the photographer's hand with his snout. |
April 16, 1994 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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316U26
MSC 138 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle, waking from a nap, swims out of a dense stand of Black Coral. |
April 30, 1996 |
Cousin's Rock, Gal‡pagos |
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367U13
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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle |
Diver holds small Olive Ridley Sea Turtle by stomach in palm of hand with surface visible. |
November 12, 1996 |
Hidden(Manta) Rock, San Benedicto. |
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494U06
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Sea Turtle |
A Mexican divemaster passes a Sea Turtle. |
September 30, 1999 |
Columbia Wall, Cozumel, MŽxico |
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494U08
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Sea Turtle |
A pair of divers share a bit of Caribbean reef with a Sea Turtle. |
September 30, 1999 |
Columbia Wall, Cozumel, MŽxico |
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626U20
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A pair of Blueline Surgeonfish clean a Sea Turtle. |
February 18, 2002 |
Turtle Towers, Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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626U23
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle swims by showing his underbelly. |
February 18, 2002 |
Turtle Towers, Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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626U29
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle perched on rock. |
February 18, 2002 |
Turtle Towers, Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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628U37
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Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle nestled in coral bed |
February 19, 2002 |
PuÔuhonua O Honaunau (Place of Refuge), Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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628U39
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle nestled in coral bed with diver creeping towards it. |
February 19, 2002 |
PuÔuhonua O Honaunau (Place of Refuge), Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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629U02
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Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle's belly |
February 20, 2002 |
PuÔuhonua O Honaunau (Place of Refuge), Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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629U03
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle looks back over its shoulder as it heads for the sea's surface and a breath of air. Turtles can swim or nap underwater for many min |
February 20, 2002 |
PuÔuhonua O Honaunau (Place of Refuge), Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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630U27
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle under surface of shallow water just above rocks |
February 21, 2002 |
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651U14
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle Portrait |
May 21, 2002 |
Wreck of the St. Francis, off Wailea, Maui, Hawaii |
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651U16
|
Chelonia agassizii |
Sea Turtle |
Sea Turtle portrait |
May 21, 2002 |
Wreck of the St. Francis, off Wailea, Maui, Hawaii |
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766U07
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Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
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February 6, 2006 |
Brennecke's Beach, Kauai, HI |
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770U10
MSC 183 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
Black Tangs clean the shell of a Green Sea Turtle. |
February 8, 2006 |
Yellow Brick Road, Kauai, HI |
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774U25
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Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle emerges from a Hawaiian lava cave after a nap. |
February 15, 2006 |
Sheraton Caverns, Kauai, HI |