Swimming with Turtles

December 20, 2012 Swimming with turtles


Swimming with the turtles - for right now, the videos are not uploading, so I have pics and hopefully the videos will operate at some later date. Check in from time to time.

This is video #1




This is video #2



This is video #3


About turtles:
Superb divers, green sea turtles are often observed rising up from depths far deeper than sport divers can safely explore. As is the case with all coldblooded animals, green sea turtles have comparatively slow metabolic rates. This trait helps them routinely make dives that last 45 minutes or longer, and when resting on the seafloor are known to remain submerged for several hours. This resting period should be distinguished from the long periods of hibernation. When hibernating, green turtles spend several months buried in mud on the seafloor. How they accomplish this feat without breathing continues to fascinate and perplex the scientific community.