Cook islands | 50 Tene

Hawksbills sea turtle. They are named for their narrow, pointed beak. They also have a distinctive pattern of overlapping scales on their shells that form a serrated-look on the edges. They are found mainly throughout the world’s tropical oceans, predominantly in coral reefs. They feed mainly on sponges by using their narrow pointed beaks to extract them from crevices on the reef, but also eat sea anemones and jellyfish. Adult turtles typically grow to 1 m in length, weighing around 80 kg on average. They are critically endangered.