Robinson Nathan J, Killackey Ryan P, Valverde-Cantillo Veronica, Santidrián Tomillo Pilar
Department of Renewable Marine Resources Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spanish National Research Council-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Barcelona Spain.
Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Valencia Spain.
Ecol Evol. 2024 Nov 11;14(11):e70524. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70524. eCollection 2024 Nov.
We report on an adult male green turtle () feeding on fallen leaves from a terrestrial tree, frangipani (), in the waters in front of Cabuyal-a known sea turtle nesting beach-on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica. This observation, in conjunction with similar reports worldwide, corroborates that terrestrial leaves may be a common food item for green turtles in areas near mangrove forests or coastal deciduous trees. Our observation also indicates that male turtles may feed during reproductive periods if food is available.
我们报告了一只成年雄性绿海龟（）在哥斯达黎加北太平洋海岸著名的海龟筑巢海滩卡布亚尔前面的水域中，以一种陆生树木鸡蛋花（）的落叶为食。这一观察结果，与全球范围内的类似报告相结合，证实了在红树林或沿海落叶树附近地区，陆生树叶可能是绿海龟常见的食物来源。我们的观察还表明，如果有食物，雄性海龟在繁殖期也可能进食。
