{"id":3995,"date":"2021-05-31T10:52:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T02:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.thetravel.me\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2021-05-31T10:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T02:53:18","slug":"sipadan-home-of-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.thetravel.me\/en\/sipadan-home-of-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sipadan: Home of turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sipadan (Malay: Pulau Sipadan) is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres from the seabed. It is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Sipadan is a nature reserve, and also the home of green and hawksbill turtles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravel.me\/images-webp\/sabah_2013\/20130512-1301-2.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravel.me\/images-webp\/sabah_2013\/20130512-1249-3.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both green turtles and hawksbill turtles are listed as endangered species, and Choumeizai only sees green turtles this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravel.me\/images-webp\/sabah_2013\/20130512-1255-3.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) , also known as green sea turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravel.me\/images-webp\/sabah_2013\/20130512-1038-2.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-hoKBEOJ7M\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The common name \u2018green turtle\u2019 refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravel.me\/images-webp\/sabah_2013\/20130512-1121.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aJirKFaoUxU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>There may be up to 300 turtle nests around Sipadan, it is not surprising that you can see at least one turtle on each dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravel.me\/images-webp\/sabah_2013\/20130512-1126-2.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQysWwDmKCQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Although green turtles are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they are still in danger due to human activity. 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