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Sea Turtle
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
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Sea Turtles Travel 20,000 Kilometers Just to Eat Jellyfishes
Recently, American scientists tracked 9 leatherback turtles. This process of tracking lasted 695 days and was across the Pacific Ocean over 20,000 kilometers.
American Ocean and Atmosphere Administration (AOAA) was responsible for this project. Peter Dutton, a scientist from AOAA, said, “These turtles are a kind of marvelous animal. We haven’t yet learned much knowledge about them.” Sea turtles like leatherback turtle are the animals that are hard to track, because it is difficult to find them in oceans. And sea turtles can be said to lonely travelers. They often dive a few kilometers in ocean. There are few chances for them to float on water to breath. Scientists have always wanted to learn more about the lives of sea turtles. In the past, many scientists have send ships and aircraft to search the hiding places for sea turtles.
A scientist said, “Sea turtle is a kind of species that is hard to find.” Many scientists have even not seen them. In order to understand them, the scientists have successfully installed satellite transmitters on 9 leatherback turtles which are in the Pacific area. During the 695 days’ tracking, the 9 turtles traversed the Pacific Ocean from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia, Hawaii, and finally arrived at the seashore in Oregon. They stayed there to enjoy jellyfish’s meal. And then, they returned to Hawaii. That concludes the whole tracking. In the 695 days, the longest-swimming distance of these turtles is 20,570 kilometers. Sometimes, it can swim 56.4 kilometer a day. It is an amazing animal indeed.
Sea turtle is considered a threat to the creature in the Atlantic and Pacific coast of the United States. People in some tropical countries caught them when they came ashore to lay eggs, and some fishing boats mistakenly captured them. Therefore, the turtle’s number in Pacific area has decreased by 95%.
Sea turtle is a lovely animal and it is endangered now. If you want to learn more about sea turtle protection, you can visit http://www.seaturtles911.org You can also be signed up as a volunteer to protect sea turtles.
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