Tideback
Broad, flat shell with intricate wave-like patterns, coloured in shades of blue and green.
Provides meat, eggs, and shells used for crafting tools and ornaments, making them highly valued by coastal communities.Health
Details
- Size: 2 metres long, weighing 400 kg.
- Aggressiveness: Docile and slow-moving, non-aggressive.
- Rituals/Behaviour: Migrates between coastal waters and beaches to nest. Known to bury their eggs in communal sandy pits.
- Defence: Retracts into its hardened shell when threatened.
- Diet: Feeds on seaweed, algae, and soft corals.
- Habitat: Coastal waters and sandy beaches.
- Societal Structure: Solitary but congregates in groups during nesting seasons.