Galapagos Green Turtle

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The endemic Galapagos green turtle, a subspecies noted for its darker coloration and larger size, uses Cape Douglas's warm lee-side shallows as a resting and foraging area between the stronger current zones. They are completely unafraid of divers and regularly rest on the volcanic rubble bottom in groups, occasionally allowing divers to observe them at very close range while they sleep or feed on algae. Encounters with both sea turtles and flightless cormorants in the same shallow dive is a Cape Douglas signature experience.