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n. - Pugnacious tropical sea turtle

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  • The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is also fairly common on the island.
  • Officially the hawksbill is one of eight turtle species on the verge of extinction.
  • It might be a lace handkerchief, a pink Paumotan pearl, or a comb of hawksbill turtle.
  • Critically endangered hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) nest on these islands.
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