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Saturday, September 13, 2014

MARINE TURTLES PLAYING AND EMBRACING EACH OTHER - Photos taken off the Canary Islands

Turtle love: Amazing underwater pictures show two playful turtles swimming up close to two divers and playing around for the camera

  • Two green turtles were spotted sharing an intimate embrace off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands
  • Photographer Montse Grillo, 37, said the turtles were curious about their reflections in the camera lens 
  • She said: 'Turtles and I are great friends and I love to spend time with them so I thought I would take a selfie'
  • Green turtles can live up to eighty years in the wild and can grow up to 1.5m in length and weigh up to 190 kg

  • The pair of green turtles shared an intimate embrace off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, 100 km  west of the southern border of Morocco

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    Green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds and hatching beaches. Some swim more than 2,600 km to reach their spawning grounds


    Far from being camera shy, the sea creatures swam up close to a pair of divers and  posed for several minutes with them


    The turtles  were so friendly they approached photographer Montse Grillo, 37, so she could take a 'selfie' in her diving gear
     
    Photographer Montse Grillo taking a 'selfie' with her friend Sara Garcia (left) and a green turtle. They are endangered, but are still hunted for their meat and eggs
     
    Source - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754481/Turtles-swimming-close-two-divers-playing-camera.html
    Photos - Montse Grillo, Daily Mail

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