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Predators |
Green turtles mostly stay by coastlines and near islands. Also by bays and protected shores, they also like sea grass beds. Green turtles rarely are in the open oceans. Green turtles live on the east and west coasts of Florida, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and off the Pacific coast of Mexico. There is also a population in Hawaii.
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Green turtles have a few predators including crabs, flocks of seagulls, large sharks, tiger sharks, dogs, and raccoons. Also hatchlings have the most dangerous part of a Green turtles life, because they have to make it from the sand to the sea. But so many predators can get them, most of the green turtles will not make it to the sea.
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