where do green sea turtles disappear soon after they are born? This question has been cause for scientific curiosity for long. New study from the us suggests the turtles spend their early period in the open ocean, feeding on jellyfish. The turtles (Chelonia mydas) had been thought to be vegetarians.

The results help solve a 50-year-old mystery about the hideouts of the turtles which are classified as endangered species in the iucn Red List. Green turtles are found on beaches worldwide including India; but are endangered as they were heavily consumed for food and now threatened due to coastal habitat degradation and marine pollution.

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