…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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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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Beware the Ides of March
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Patriot Day
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It s tree-climbing season
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World Meteorological Day
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Burrowing owls
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World Donkey Day
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The ruins of a Maya superpower
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Mangrove Conservation Day
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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Santorini through the clouds
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
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It s Census Day—make it count
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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World Whale Day
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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Black History Month
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National Bison Day
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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Staring down winter
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