'Wherever there is strength; emotional or physical,
There must also be weakness'
~by Aria Irani
Hey everyone! So, as I have written about on previous posts, I have recently taken a trip to MEXICO! Well, I got back about a month ago, and am super excited to tell y'all about my fun experience!
On this particular post I am going to write about when, in Mexico, I got to SWIM WITH SEA TURTLES! :
Okay, so me and my parents went snorkeling at Akumal Bay (which is a bay in Mexico), and it was my first time snorkeling. We were snorkeling in the ocean, and it was fun, but to our disappointment, there were hardly any fish in the area, and if we did happen to get lucky and spot some, they were all hidden in their gigantic coral* homes.
We were just floating around, searching for something to observe, when, out of the blue (get it-because the ocean's blue) appeared a sea turtle! It was big and amazing, and just the whole overall experience was incredible! We then later on saw a bunch more and they were all just as magnificent.
Sea turtles, are majestic in a totally different and unique way from any other species on the planet, and I'm just so grateful that I got the wonderful opportunity to experience such beautiful and magical creatures such as the sea turtles I swam with that day.
So now here's some sea turtle info that I hope you find both educational and interesting:
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Okay, so since we were not informed of the type of turtle we saw, I am going to say, as my best guess, that they were Hawksbill Sea Turtles, for their habitat is coral reefs and coastal shallows.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle:
The Hawksbill Turtle is 2 1/2 - 31/4 ft (0.8-1m), weighs 100-165 lb (45-75 kg), is distributed in tropical and warm-temperate waters worldwide, and their habitat is coral reefs and coastal shallows.
Named after its conspicuous beaked snout, the hawksbill has a carapace (which is the upper shell of a turtle; the protective outer covering of some other animals, such as crabs) with a raised, central keel and pointed shell plates (scutes) around its rear margin. It lives in warm water regions, feeding on sponges, mollusks, other sedentary animals, and rarely strays far from shallows and coral reefs. It is less migratory than other marine turtles, breeding at low densities all over the tropics instead of gathering at certain beaches. On land it has a distinctive gait, moving its flippers in diagonally opposite pairs - other marine turtles move their front flippers together - the same action they use when swimming.
The hawksbill is the chief source of tortoiseshell - detached, polished scutes, Despite being classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, hawksbills are often killed and stuffed when young to be sold as curios, particularly in Southeast Asia. Attempts at farming these turtles have not been successful.
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Also, in one of the next few posts, I'll be posting a video of myself talking about my amazing experience with the sea turtles, so be sure to keep reading!
Picture by: www.topmexicorealestate.com
Hey, so funny coincidence: the picture above is just a picture I found, but it was taken at the same place that I swam with the sea turtles; Playa Del Carmen, Akumal Bay.
Hope you guys enjoyed reading about my time with turtles!
I am dedicating this quote by Aristotle to my best friend ever, B.W.
'Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies'
-Aristotle
There must also be weakness'
~by Aria Irani
Hey everyone! So, as I have written about on previous posts, I have recently taken a trip to MEXICO! Well, I got back about a month ago, and am super excited to tell y'all about my fun experience!
On this particular post I am going to write about when, in Mexico, I got to SWIM WITH SEA TURTLES! :
Okay, so me and my parents went snorkeling at Akumal Bay (which is a bay in Mexico), and it was my first time snorkeling. We were snorkeling in the ocean, and it was fun, but to our disappointment, there were hardly any fish in the area, and if we did happen to get lucky and spot some, they were all hidden in their gigantic coral* homes.
We were just floating around, searching for something to observe, when, out of the blue (get it-because the ocean's blue) appeared a sea turtle! It was big and amazing, and just the whole overall experience was incredible! We then later on saw a bunch more and they were all just as magnificent.
Sea turtles, are majestic in a totally different and unique way from any other species on the planet, and I'm just so grateful that I got the wonderful opportunity to experience such beautiful and magical creatures such as the sea turtles I swam with that day.
So now here's some sea turtle info that I hope you find both educational and interesting:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Okay, so since we were not informed of the type of turtle we saw, I am going to say, as my best guess, that they were Hawksbill Sea Turtles, for their habitat is coral reefs and coastal shallows.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle:
The Hawksbill Turtle is 2 1/2 - 31/4 ft (0.8-1m), weighs 100-165 lb (45-75 kg), is distributed in tropical and warm-temperate waters worldwide, and their habitat is coral reefs and coastal shallows.
Named after its conspicuous beaked snout, the hawksbill has a carapace (which is the upper shell of a turtle; the protective outer covering of some other animals, such as crabs) with a raised, central keel and pointed shell plates (scutes) around its rear margin. It lives in warm water regions, feeding on sponges, mollusks, other sedentary animals, and rarely strays far from shallows and coral reefs. It is less migratory than other marine turtles, breeding at low densities all over the tropics instead of gathering at certain beaches. On land it has a distinctive gait, moving its flippers in diagonally opposite pairs - other marine turtles move their front flippers together - the same action they use when swimming.
The hawksbill is the chief source of tortoiseshell - detached, polished scutes, Despite being classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, hawksbills are often killed and stuffed when young to be sold as curios, particularly in Southeast Asia. Attempts at farming these turtles have not been successful.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Also, in one of the next few posts, I'll be posting a video of myself talking about my amazing experience with the sea turtles, so be sure to keep reading!
Hey, so funny coincidence: the picture above is just a picture I found, but it was taken at the same place that I swam with the sea turtles; Playa Del Carmen, Akumal Bay.
Hope you guys enjoyed reading about my time with turtles!
I am dedicating this quote by Aristotle to my best friend ever, B.W.
'Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies'
-Aristotle
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