Waimea Bay

On the North Shore of Oahu is famous Waimea Bay, home of some of the biggest waves around.

Waimea Bay Waimea Bay

Molokai

The north shore of the island of Molokai.

Molokai Molokai

Honu (green sea turtle)

Green sea turtles, called "honu" in Hawaiian, are found throughout the Hawaiian islands.

Honu (green sea turtle) Honu (green sea turtle)

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

Hanauma Bay is a popular snorkeling spot on the east side of Oahu.

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
 
rare[?] species

so i've went on google to search for turtle names :D and found this website with .... idontknow... 200...300 [scientific] names for turtles. i went to images with those name and they look pretty rare to me, but at a certain place. like annamemys annamensis is a Vietnamese Leaf Turtle. the leaf in the name would be the way the shell looks. it looks pretty vietnamese to me (; or batagur baska is a giant Asian turtle. it has a longer nose! i never saw a turtle with that kind of nose xD ill just name one more: Sacalia quadriocellata is a four-eyed turtle. they gave that turtle that name because it has 4 yellow dots on top of it's head and 4 black dots in the center of those yellow dots. i almost thought it actually had four eyes!

so my question would be- are turtles, like these, rare? or is it just not often found at a place like a vietnamese leaf turtle in vietnam. or a japenese pond turtle in japan. indeed- i am very interested in turtles :) ill learn more about them when i have time on weekends. ROAWR- thanks for answering if you did >o<"

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