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Green Sea Turtle
Photo: A green sea turtle swimming over a reef
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A green sea turtle floats past a reef toward open waters near Palau in the Pacific Ocean. Green sea turtles are one of the most endangered animal species on the planet.
Photograph by Timothy G. Laman

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