Green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles at a cleaning station. Cleaning stations are areas on reefs where turtles rest w

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Green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles at a cleaning station. Cleaning stations are areas on reefs where turtles rest while fish such as surgeonfish feed on parasites living on them. Both the green and hawksbill turtle are critically under threat of extinction and are protected species. Photographed off Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia.

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