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Uhm what is that it’s huge?

Issa sea tortoise, like the ones that can live to around 500 years old. They’re capable of getting quite large from what I gather.

A big boy!

@bettsplendens

That’s a sea turtle. Tortoises do not live in water, and they have stumpy legs like elephants, not flippers for swimming. .

Sea turtles live to be 80+ years old, depending on the species. That looks like a green sea turtle, maybe? They’re pretty big, but not the biggest, loggerhead turtles far outstrip them. Green sea turtles are endangered, as are most other sea turtle species- all but one are either endangered or critically endangered.