5 Ancient Swimmers of the Ocean

byKatie Bagli

Marine turtles live much longer than humans—as much as 150 years. Present-day turtles have experienced many transformations in the oceans during their lifetime—the sudden appearance of plastic and the waters becoming warmer and more acidified. Our Indian waters are home to five freaky species of turtles. Each species has its own tale to tell.

Green Turtles: Green turtles, unlike their name, have a brownish shell. But the fat below the shell is green and their favourite food is green sea grass and algae, giving them their name. Quite often, their carapace gets overgrown with algae, but they have a buddy in the ocean that comes to the resc