After three false crawls on Thursday high on the upper end of the island, the Friday walkers were met with another one, this time between Markers 7 and 8. We believe this turtle is impaired by a missing back flipper, making it difficult to dig an egg chamber. Her track is about 39 inches wide, which means she is a big turtle. The track is distinctive in that it is asymmetrical due to her being unbalanced by her impairment.
Pictures by Angelos
Post by Paulette
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| Dave found the crawl above marker 7 |
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Angelos tested the sand for soft spots in the turn
of the crawl just in case |
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This is a shot made on Thursday by Angelos of four
false crawls. One from Monday all the way back by the
jetty rocks and three from Thursday. |
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This is from one of the false crawls on Thursday. She
attempted to dig an egg chamber.
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