Sea Turtles - Disney Animals

Sea turtles live in warm ocean waters throughout the world. They feed in shallow seagrass beds, coral reefs and the open ocean, migrating long distances from their feeding grounds to the nesting beaches where females lay their eggs.

You can watch these amazing creatures up close as our green and loggerhead sea turtles effortlessly cruise through SeaBase Aquarium in EPCOT.

The sea turtles share a 5.7-million-gallon (21.6-million-liter) saltwater aquarium with over 50 other species. The Disney-made coral reef offers spaces for the turtles to swim, explore and rest just as they would in the ocean.

• Made-to-Order Meals: Green sea turtles are voracious vegetarians, eating about 20 pounds of lettuce and cabbage per day. In the wild, they eat so much seagrass that the fat beneath their shells turns green—which is how they get their name!
  
  Loggerhead sea turtles are carnivores, so their diet includes squid and herring—plus a special vitamin.
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• A Checkup While Chowing Down: Disney animal care experts train sea turtles to surface at feeding time so they can monitor the animals’ diet and inspect them to make sure they’re healthy.

Sea turtle populations have suffered a rapid decline due to habitat loss, reduction in large prey and increased poaching.

The Walt Disney Company is committed to saving wildlife and protecting the magic of nature together as a global community. Since 1995, the Disney Conservation Fund* has supported sea turtle conservation efforts by protecting habitats, educating communities and collaborating with local communities and sea turtle conservationists around the world.