Results tagged “turtle” on Earth Touch Blog
Bounty on Sodwana reefs May 13 2008
There’s always a lot to see at Bikini and Ribbon reefs in Sodwana Bay, which is part of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park on South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast.
Tags: africa, coral, eel, fish, indian ocean, isimangaliso, marine, moray, ray, reef, sodwana, south africa, sponge, turtleFlickr group pic of the day: Turtle May 5 2008
The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a large turtle from the family Chelonidae. It is mostly found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Tags: flickr, indian ocean, marine, pacific ocean, photograph, photography, reptile, turtle, vertebrateThe week’s most viewed stories Apr 18 2008
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Decompression depression Apr 9 2008
Hatched turtle eggs?
No. Imploded ping pong balls. Another one of my “home-cooked” inventions went wrong yesterday as I landed on the sand next to the Black Coral tree in 30m (98ft) of water off Sodwana bay.
Tags: africa, black, camera, coral, crew, ping pong, ping pong ball, rare, sand, sodwana, tree, turtle, waterThe week’s most viewed stories Mar 7 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 29 February to Thursday 06 March 2008) were:
Tags: aliwal shoal, blue, camouflage, cave, coast, fish, food, kwazulu-natal, ray, reef, sand, scorpionfish, south africa, swim, turtle, water, whaleDid you know? Turtles Feb 12 2008
Turtles are one of only three groups of reptiles that live in the sea. The others are sea snakes and marine iguanas.
Tags: beach, dive, egg, endangered, indian ocean, kwazulu-natal, loggerhead turtle, marine iguana, reef, reptile, scuba, sea, sea snake, south africa, turtle, underwaterFirst find your turtle Jan 30 2008
I had grand visions of all the turtles I was going to find and film for Earth-Touch in southern Mozambique. I’d decided to walk a 5km (3mi) stretch every night and guessed that, according to the law of averages, I’d be onto an egg-laying leatherback or loggerhead turtle every three nights.
Did you know? Loggerhead turtles breeding Dec 21 2007
From October to February, loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) come to breed on the southern coast of Mozambique and the northern coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Female loggerheads are believed to mate once in a season as the male’s sperm is apparently copious enough to fertilise as many as 10 batches of eggs. The male, however, can mate multiple times in a season.
Tags: breed, egg, loggerhead turtle, reptile, turtleWildlife news from around the world
New turtle nesting sites discovered Dec 18 2007
An important discovery on the beaches of the West African nation of Senegal has spurred conservationists to boost measures to protect the endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas).
ScienceDaily reports that nine new green turtle nesting sites have been discovered on the beaches of the Saloum Delta, south of Senegal’s capital, Dakar.
Tags: breed, dakar, green turtle, reptile, turtleEarth-Touch team in southern Mozambique Nov 28 2007
The underwater Earth-Touch team has moved north up the Southern African coastline in the warm Indian Ocean waters, from filming off the coast of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, to the waters of Southern Mozambique.
Wildlife news from around the world
How turtles turn Nov 1 2007
Creatures with hard shells, such as turtles and beetles, have to be able to flip themselves over if they land on their backs, otherwise they will be in danger. New research has linked the geometry of turtles’ shells with techniques the animals use to right themselves.
Did you know? Tiger sharks Oct 26 2007
The tiger shark is one of the largest sharks, growing to 3 or 4m (10 to 13ft) in length and weighing upwards of 350kg (772lb).
Wildlife news from around the world
Turtle mystery solved Sep 27 2007
The hatchlings of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) enter the ocean soon after they are born – and vanish for up to five years. For 50 years, researchers have been unable to explain what happens to them during this period, before they return closer to shore fully grown.
Up close with endangered loggerhead turtles Sep 10 2007
Loggerhead turtles are the world’s second biggest marine turtle, after the leatherback, reaching a length of up to 1m (3’3’’) and a weight of 160kg (353lb).
Did you know? Remora fish Aug 22 2007
A remora is a long, slender fish with a flattened head which has an adhesive sucker on top, which it uses to attach itself to the undersides of large fish such as sharks, rays, and turtles, and even boats. Pictured above in an Earth-Touch image, remoras swim close to a tiger shark off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Latest story: Turtle in a watery abyss Jul 25 2007
Our coastal crew has been exploring the Indian Ocean for some months now.
The latest video package published today, Turtle and dolphins in reef dive, took place in a world-renowned reef, the Aliwal Shoal, on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Tags: aliwal shoal, bottlenose dolphin, kwazulu-natal, loggerhead turtle, ragged-tooth shark, reef, reptile, south africa, turtlePage 1 of 1 pages
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