Turtle Tuesday - Green Sea Turtles, South Sri Lanka

Look at that natural camo!
A turtle's shell pattern is not constant, it varies as the turtle grows and sheds its scutes. As scutes shed, a turtle may slowly develop a new pattern (scutes are the separate square regions on a turtle's shell). The pattern is quite often the veins running beneath the shell, while the color is dependent on species, sunlight exposure, and diet.

Photo taken in Polhena Bay, Sri Lanka about two weeks ago