While snorkeling in the Red Sea just before Valentine’s Day, a Swiss scientist came across a 3-legged turtle.
Ivo Blöchliger was snorkeling in the increasingly vulnerable Red Sea just two days before Valentine’s Day when he came across a 3-legged turtle. The turtle was swimming in front of the Swisscare Reef in Nuweiba in South Sinai. The Swiss scientist proceeded to capture just over four minutes of what seems like a perfectly content turtle swimming peacefully. A few years ago, a You Tube clip depicting a turtle equipped with a prosthetic wheel made the rounds. Do you think this turtle needs a new leg?
Here’s the link to Igor’s Vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/36852276
And here’a link to the You Tube clip of the turtle on wheels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ErWsA5guU
Author: Tafline Laylin
As a tour leader who led “eco-friendly” camping trips throughout North America, Tafline soon realized that she was instead leaving behind a trail of gas fumes, plastic bottles and Pringles. In fact, wherever she traveled – whether it was Viet Nam or South Africa or England – it became clear how inefficiently the mandate to re-think our consumer culture is reaching the general public. Born in Iran, raised in South Africa and the United States, she currently splits her time between Africa and the Middle East. Tafline can be reached at tafline (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
The turtle seems to be doing ok. Less is more, less human intervention.