Turtle swims from Indonesia to Oregon

[slowhand]

BANGKOK, Thailand - A leatherback turtle has been tracked swimming from the coast of the Papua province in Indonesia to Oregon, researchers said, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding sites.


"This is an animal perfectly suited for doing this kind of journey," said Scott Benson, research fishery biologist for the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, who helped track the turtle and presented details of the journey at a sea turtle symposium last month.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208...ing_journey;_ylt=Agg1PDXAbQcr7m39tFwkqlEPLBIF

 

[wigster]

I bet he's knackered now

 

[squallumz]

that explains why everyone in the fucking world has those stupid turtle stickers on the back windows of their cars and minivans.

 

[senob44]

That's a cool story. Animals are often soooo amazing!

 

[DrMotorcity]

Where was Pat Robertson and his armed militia-boys to defend our Nation's perimeter?




:ban: (the turtle)

 

[Will E Worm]

Why, did the turtle want to vacation in Oregon?

The Galápagos Islands would be a better destinaton for the turtle.

costaricaturtles.com

savetheseaturtle.org

 

[AFA]

There was a video I watched about migratory birds that do 30-35,000 miles a year.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0301727/

 

[DrMotorcity]

Why, did the turtle want to vacation in Oregon?

Look, this reply wasn't expressly intended to do nothing other than to innocuously segue into (and to painfully revive, much to this re-poster's malign) that age-old debate as to why did the chicken (and upon his very own two feet, no doubt) cross the road, is it?

:ban: (the chickens, specifically, their feet)

 

[D-rock]

It looks like slow and steady won that race.

 

[tartanterrier]

That should be in the team for the next olympics :thefinger

 

[trunk_monkey]

Shit, I taught him everything he knows.

 

[Legzman]

thats a long way to travel for some ass

 

[thorsif]

I'll be impresed if the Turtle swims past the UK. If it had the Cold would have fucked it right up. And if it survived that the Pollution in the Sea would have got it

 

[mister22]

...and now all we have to do is wait for those bastard japs to come and turn it into food.

previously, dolphins.
currently, sharks.
next, turtles and anything else which moves.

 

[mister22]

Ok, I've been told the above statement was crude and unnecessary. It's a misunderstanding, rather than a poke at the Japanese.
I'm not going to attempt to cover myself with excuses, as I admit it was a stupid thing to say. But ...

I was refering to the Japanese fisherman ( "those bastard fisherman" ). There's a lot of debate over their cruel whale fishing/slaughering over here in England.

Sorry everyone, it wasn't designed to offend anyone!

By the way, if anyone is interested: http://earthdive.com/site/news/newsdetail.asp?id=1395

Save the whales, man!:helpme:

 

[phunckybobo]

Rabbits ain't got shit on turtles in this kind of race. :1orglaugh

 

[L3ggy]

Good job little fella.