…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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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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The roots of invention
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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The Great Glen
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Looking down on the Otter
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Bohemian waxwings in Canada
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The moth wonderful time of the year
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Whatever floats your boat
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Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
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Ocean City, Maryland, at sunrise
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
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Happy International Zebra Day!
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
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Breaking the fast for Eid
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Village of Labro, Italy
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A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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Islands that turned the tide
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Sea Slug Day
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