Basil Smith: Green Turtle

Artist: Basil Smith
1925 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1990
Image Size: 6.75 by 5.75 inches
Overall Size: 10 by 8.75 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

One of the largest of the sea turtles with specimens weighing as much as four hundred fifty pounds, the Green Turtle is found in tropical seas. Actually brown in color, the Green Turtle is named for its greenish-hued fat. Algae, the principal staple in the turtle's diet, gives the fat its color. Since the turtle is highly prized for its flesh and its eggs, it has been heavily impacted by human predation.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Cover series for the United Nations Flora and Fauna of the World issued in 1990.

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