Resting Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, on the sun-kissed sands of Ho‘okipa Beach, a beacon of marine conservation.

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Location: Maui, Hawaii
Photo credit: © Christopher Crawford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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