Turtle waving goodbye

Turtles are always very special to meet under water, they are very slow and elegant movers. They look very friendly, and they always look a bit sleepy. You often find them sleeping in a small cave, or just resting on the coral. they can stay under water for quite a while, before they have to go to the surface to take a breath. Normally when they go up, they take a few deep breaths, and than they dive under again. They only come on land to lay their eggs, they feed under water. Their diet contains jellyfish and some vegetation that grows on the reefs. Be careful with plastic bags if you are close to the ocean, when the bag floats in the water, it looks a lot like a jellyfish, the turtles eat it and can die because of that.

~ by diveduck on December 10, 2007.