25 Selfies With Turtles To Celebrate World Turtle Day

    Sea Life Conservation Fund and friends are raising awareness of turtle conservation. #turtleshellfie

    Simon Crerar
    by Simon Crerar

    BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Australia

    1. Australia's Sea Life Conservation Fund asked people to share photos of themselves doing anything turtle-related for World Turtle Day (TODAY!!!)

    All photos via Facebook: sealifeconservation

    2. "I was stranded till you found me."

    3. "Can I eat it?" Apparently, tortoises are turtles too.

    4. XXXXXL

    5. Yurtle The Tiny Long-Necked Turtle.

    6. Teenie turtles on Vanautu.

    7. "He smiles when I smile" #turtleshelfie.

    8. "My turtle Kellins – he's such a poser."

    9. Is this a real turtle?!

    10. #babyshelfie

    11. Getting up close on Lady Elliot Island, GBR

    12. Wow, turtles get big!

    13. Is touching turtles "For The Turtles" okay?!

    14. Guess so!

    15. Turtle Rescue, good work ladies!

    16. Turtle Lips.

    17. #lessthanimpressedturtleselfie.

    18. Double Trouble.

    19. Synchronized Swimmers.

    20. That bloke off Big Brother.

    21. Mornings on Nine presenter David Campbell.

    22. Singer/model/actress turtle lover Sophie Monk.

    23. Admit it, you had to look twice to sure this wasn't a turtle.

    24. Very convincing.

    25. Yep, that's a dead turtle :-(

    Sea turtles face many obstacles with six of the seven marine species listed as vulnerable through to critically endangered, thanks to human impacts such as hunting, boat strikes, habitat destruction and plastic pollution.

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