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Starving Hawksbill

I took this picture of this juvenile Hawksbill turtle during an afternoon dive. In the background you may notice some white corals "bleached corals" t...
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I took this picture of this juvenile Hawksbill turtle during an afternoon dive. In the background you may notice some white corals "bleached corals" these corals are dead due to high water temperature. Hawksbill Turtles actually feed on corals and without these healthy corals the turtle will eventually starve to death.
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2 Comments |
rosied Ultimate
 
rosied May 25, 2016
Great photo - such lovely colours, but it's a shame it's not for a good reason.
Aquaholic98
 
Aquaholic98 May 26, 2016
Thank you for the lovely comment, yeah its a shame that all these corals are dead due to Coral bleaching.
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