The green turtle counts as one of the larger of the marine turtles. A mature green turtle can weigh has much as 300 pounds. When researchers take basic measurements of the green turtle, such as their length, they often get swiped by the turtle's giant paddles, ending up covered with bruises.
綠蠵龜的「蠵」，是大龜的意思，成熟的綠蠵龜，重量可達三百磅，研究人員為綠蠵龜測量體長等等基本數據時，常遭海龜巨蹼揮掃，傷痕纍纍。