Photo 110251, (c) Chris, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chris

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Observer

bluewavechris

Date

May 2012

Place

Hawaii, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Second of two turtles with FP tumors at this location. Another female, slightly smaller in size than the first with smaller tumors around the eyes: a small one on the rearmost portion around the right eye, a larger one around the left eye, that was blocking vision to the left side and left rear of the animal. Unlike many turtles that I have seen with FP tumors, this one was having it's shell actively cleaned by several species of surgeon fishes.

Possibly the same turtle that I observed at the same location on 4/25/12 (obvs#70433).

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