GREEN TURTLE

Cape Lookout Trail, Oregon

DID YOU KNOW?

Vegetarian Turtle!

Green Turtles are the largest hard-shelled turtle. They can weigh up to 300-350 pounds! Their diet, which consists mainly of sea grass and algae, causes them to have green hued fat.

These turtles tear-dropped shaped shell is called a 'carapace' and they can get up to 3-4 feet long!

A Sea Gathering!

They can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans and Mediterranean Sea.

The largest gathering occur in two places:

Costa Rica - 30,000 females come to reproduce and give birth
Great Barrier Reef in Australia - 60,000 will come here!

(You might by thinking - this isn't on the OR coast, what kinda guide are you?! While these sea creatures aren't commonly seen in the Oregon Coast waters, I still want to include them due to their beauty and significant to the ocean waters!)

Ancient Mariners

Green Turtles, and Sea Turtles in general, have been traveling in the seas for 100 million+ years! This makes them one of the oldest marine species on the planet!!

Their life span can be up to 70+ years. Wow, the wisdom these creatures must hold!

Special Lil' Tooth

Baby Turtles use their 'egg tooth' - a temporary, sharp projection on their bill that only is there for hatching purposes - is used to break free from their home they grew in and see outside world!

A mother Turtle will lay 100-115 eggs in the warm sands on the beach, where they grow in their natural incubation for about 2 months. Once they hatch, using that special tooth, they gravitate towards light out of the shadows, from their sand dune to the ocean waters!

SPIRITUAL MEANING

Home is Within Us - Remembrance and Returning
Deep Emotion and Ancient Wisdom
Tuning into your Internal Knowing
Hawaiian Culture - 'Aumakua'
Native American Culture - Represents Mother Earth and Her good health and longevity

UNIQUE

Natal Homing!

Mother Turtles always return to their original place of birth, even after traveling miles away from home. They use Natal Homing and Imprinting to navigate their way back. Green Turtles will use the Magnetic Signature (the unique combination of magnetic prosperities held within the different minerals in the soil and sand) and Imprinting (a remembering or learning of this unique geomagnetic energy) to come back for the laying of their own eggs!

PONDER

Did you know - "Home is where the heart is"?! Okay, okay, you've probably heard this one before, but for real they might be onto something! The heart has the highest electromagnetic energy pulse out of any organ in the body, and these Turtle are able to tap into that sources alongside the Earth's and create magic! Even after traveling miles away, into the deep ocean currents, they are able to always find home again because their heart connects and imprints on the sands from which they were born. No matter where you go, your heart is always with you and tapping into this internal source can bring you to a Home you may have never been to or forgotten about.

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