Turtle Sounds: Hissing, Grunting, Mating Noise & More

How Do Turtles Do It?

🐢 Two Mating green sea turtles - and an unwelcome third wheel!😅 🐢 Last month on #WorldSeaTurtleDay, our biologist Emily had this once in a lifetime encounter on a dive to Kuredu Caves, of 2 mating green sea turtles with a second male trying to push in! 😲 To mate, the male climbs onto the female's back and holds on with the claws on his front flippers. Other males have been seen biting and trying to push the mating male off, as you can see happening here, but the first male holds on tight and

It’s that time of year when turtles have begun their mating rituals and soon the females will leave the water to make their nests. This pair was spotted while stocking feeders, this morning. | NCWRC Fishing Education Team