Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
Today is International Turtle Day! 🐢
Meet Friday, the only reptile here at the National Marine Aquarium, and honestly, a bit of a legend.
Here he's getting his shell scrub, part of the enrichment programme our Husbandry team runs to keep him healthy and happy.
Friday is a green sea turtle, and according to the IUCN, green sea turtles are currently classified as least concern, which is great news considering many sea turtle species are threatened by habitat loss and climate change.
Rising temperatures are skewing hatchling sex ratios, meaning fewer eggs produce both males and females, which puts real pressure on breeding populations.
Friday lives in our Ocean exhibit here at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. If you've never visited, he's usually just cruising around looking innocent. Usually...
Today is International Turtle Day! 🐢
Meet Friday, the only reptile here at the National Marine Aquarium, and honestly, a bit of a legend.
Here he's getting his shell scrub, part of the enrichment programme our Husbandry team runs to keep him healthy and happy.
Friday is a green sea turtle, and according to the IUCN, green sea turtles are currently classified as least concern, which is great news considering many sea turtle species are threatened by habitat loss and climate change.
Rising temperatures are skewing hatchling sex ratios, meaning fewer eggs produce both males and females, which puts real pressure on breeding populations.
Friday lives in our Ocean exhibit here at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. If you've never visited, he's usually just cruising around looking innocent. Usually...
