02 December 2008

¡Sí se puede!

Just for you, Amalia!

These tortugas hatch underground from eggs and them squirm to the surface. Then they book-it to the high seas (in this clip they do so despite quite a large audience of gawkers who have conveniently dug them a slight trench so they can find their way more easily. It seems to be quite a large feat considering that thir heads seem to weigh more than their bodies. :)
(You can probably skip the first 1:45 of this clip.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNqKi2eUUi0&feature=related

This one is cute, too. ¡Sí se puede!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5724101698025238287

2 comments:

Melody said...

AWWW... they're adorable! and really fast; it's amazing how many turtles there are in those nests!

Mrs. Green said...

Seriously there are SO many of them!!!