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Marine Turtle- The wonder of the oceans This photo was take in Linhares , Reg&ecirc;ncia, Esp&iacute;ritu Santo , Brazil. I visit  the Tamar proyect ,who It is now recognized internationally as one of the most successful proyect in marine conservation and serves as a model for other countries, especially because it involves coastal communities directly in its socio-environmental work.<br />
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Research, conservation and management of five species of sea turtles that occur in Brazil, all threatened with extinction, is the main mission of the Tamar proyect <br />
The  common name of this turtle is &quot; Tartaruga Oliva&quot; . Brazil,Eretmochelys imbricata,Geotagged,Hawksbill sea turtle,Lepidochelys olivacea,Olive ridley sea turtle Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Marine Turtle- The wonder of the oceans

This photo was take in Linhares , Regência, Espíritu Santo , Brazil. I visit the Tamar proyect ,who It is now recognized internationally as one of the most successful proyect in marine conservation and serves as a model for other countries, especially because it involves coastal communities directly in its socio-environmental work.

Research, conservation and management of five species of sea turtles that occur in Brazil, all threatened with extinction, is the main mission of the Tamar proyect
The common name of this turtle is " Tartaruga Oliva" .

    comments (6)

  1. Excellent capture, welcome to JungleDragon, Jhu! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks fchristant :D !
      I apreciate your coment
      Posted 9 years ago
  2. That's awesome! We don't seem to get many ocean creatures here unless I miss them. Very nice indeed Jhu :) Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thank you Stuart! :D
      and yeah , this is soooo awesome, cool , beautiful, and the others adjectives and synonyms that defines beauty hahahah
      Posted 9 years ago
  3. Cool photo, but this is a Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), not an Olive Ridley. Posted 3 years ago
  4. Cool photo, but this is a Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), not an Olive Ridley. Posted 3 years ago

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The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus "Eretmochelys". The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Indo-Pacific subspecies—"E. i. imbricata" and "E. i. bissa", respectively.

Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by Natalia Cara
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Uploaded May 6, 2016. Captured in Unnamed Road, Linhares - ES, Brazil.