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$Portrait of a Green Turtle Chelonia mydas. A secretion streams from the eyes, to see on the turtle's left eye and on top of the head. As reptilian kidneys are not capable of excreting urine hyperosmotic to the plasma, ionic and osmotic balance in feeding marine reptiles is primarily regulated by specialized cephalic salt-secreting glands. These glands are lachrymal in sea and estuarine turtles. There is quite a lot of salt on the eyes of this specimen. Chelonia mydas occurs circumglobal in tropical waters in a depth range from 0-200m. The species is among one of many turtle spieces banned from trade, cf. CITES dot COM, CITES is an international agreement between governments, aimed to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. This specimen is from Bunaken National Marine Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1°36'1\$

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$The secretion at the Green turtle's left eye is salt. As reptilian kidneys are not capable of excreting urine hyperosmotic to the plasma, ionic and osmotic balance in feeding marine reptiles is primarily regulated by specialized cephalic salt-secreting glands. These glands are lachrymal in sea and estuarine turtles. Green turtles Chelonia mydas are found in tropical and portions of subtropical oceans worldwide in a depth range from 0-200m, max. length 105cm, common 90cm. The species is endangered because there are so many predators, including humans. This specimen is having a rest and accepts the photographers gentle approach. Palau, Micronesia, 7°5'12.18\$

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