an african soft-tailed turtle swimming gracefully in its underwater habitat with mossy rocks and sandy floor

sea turtle reef animal snorkel protection biodiversity underwater diving endangered species nature wildlife environment swimming water conservation life animals wild environmental issues climate change aquatic organism travel destinations beauty living threatened tourism ocean floor sand tropical hatching behavior undersea scuba natural habitat river lake reptiles textured skin yellow beak webbed feet mossy sandy bottom rocks freshwater canon eos ecosystem movement light shallow african soft-tailed gracefully glides dark waters showcasing unique small navigating riverbed