{"id":22433,"date":"2022-08-09T13:17:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T23:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/?p=22433"},"modified":"2022-08-09T14:40:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T00:40:11","slug":"do-you-know-how-to-tell-a-green-turtle-from-a-hawksbill-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/en\/do-you-know-how-to-tell-a-green-turtle-from-a-hawksbill-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know how to tell a green turtle from a hawksbill turtle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22435 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cre\u0301dit-Te-mana-o-te-moana-I-Nicolas-Grilleau-1-284x213.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cre\u0301dit-Te-mana-o-te-moana-I-Nicolas-Grilleau-1-284x213.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cre\u0301dit-Te-mana-o-te-moana-I-Nicolas-Grilleau-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cre\u0301dit-Te-mana-o-te-moana-I-Nicolas-Grilleau-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cre\u0301dit-Te-mana-o-te-moana-I-Nicolas-Grilleau-1-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.temanaotemoana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cre\u0301dit-Te-mana-o-te-moana-I-Nicolas-Grilleau-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>Learn how to differentiate a green turtle from a hawksbill turtle. It&#8217;s easy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">With these 4 key differences, you will now be able to distinguish them if you have the chance to observe them in fenua waters.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t40\/1\/16\/25b6.png\" alt=\"\u25b6\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Green turtles have a rounded face while hawksbill turtles have a hooked beak.<br \/>\n<span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t40\/1\/16\/25b6.png\" alt=\"\u25b6\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Green turtles are larger: they can reach 1.2m and 120kg, while hawksbill turtles reach 0.9m and 90kg.<br \/>\n<span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t40\/1\/16\/25b6.png\" alt=\"\u25b6\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Green turtles often have a clean shell with fan-shaped patterns on the scales, while hawksbill turtles have interlocking scales, like roof tiles speckled with black spots and often have algae on top of their shell.<br \/>\n<span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t40\/1\/16\/25b6.png\" alt=\"\u25b6\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Green turtles have 2 scales between the eyes while hawksbill turtles have 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">We wish you beautiful 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It&#8217;s easy! With these 4 key differences, you will now be able to distinguish them if you have the chance to observe them in fenua waters. Green turtles have a rounded face while hawksbill turtles have a hooked beak. 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