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The different species of sea turtles are Green Sea Turtle,Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, Leatherback, Flatback, Atlantic Riddley, Pacific Ridley and Kemps Ridley. They live in warm seas, but the leatherback often lives in the cold Canadian waters. Leatherbacks don't have a hard bony shell. There shells are soft and pliable. Green Sea Turtles eat green algae,a tiny plant that grows in the ocean that turns their body fat green. Sea turtles have no teeth so they use thier sharp beak to cut food. They eat jellyfish, coral, algae, sponges, shellfish, seaweed, fish and crustaceans. Crustaceans are animals with hard shells such as crab, lobster, crayfish, and shrimp. Sea turtles have existed for more than 100 million years. Loggerheads grow to be 300 pounds. The Kemps Ridley is the smallest sea turtle it weighs between 80 and 100 pounds. The Kemps Ridley is named after an american scientist, Richard Kemp. He first identified these sea turtles as a separate species. Sea turtles are cold blooded and are reptiles.