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The natural point classified by each island of Yaeyama Islands
Iriomote Island
Iriomote Island
Aoumigame  (Green sea turtle) (Peculiar creature)
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Aoumigame space

A green sea turtle belongs to department of a sea turtle, swims in three oceans widely inhabit a temperate region and the Mediterranean from the Torrid Zone. It is called Asahigame as well because the radial pattern of shell. The shell length is 107cm from 82cm. Although this turtle is a meat diet, it is eating the plant like the kind of alga in the usually comparatively shallow sea. A breeding season is from February in May. Eggs can be laid to 5 times in one season and lay eggs from 120 to 130 pieces from the end of May to the end of August. As for the spawning ground place, Ogasawara Islands and Yaku-shima Islands are known.

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