• Question: do you like turtles

    Asked by anon-190772 to Matt, Lyndsay, Liam, Dionne, Brendan on 5 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Dionne Turnbull

      Dionne Turnbull answered on 5 Nov 2018:


      Yes they are very cute! There was an episode of David Attenboroughs ‘Planet Earth 2’ that told the story of hawksbill sea turtles on the island of Barbados – they come up onto the beach to lay eggs, and the baby turtles have to make their way back to the sea. But the bright city lights confuse them, and lots were going in the wrong direction. It’s a reminder of how humans (and the cities we build) can interfere with nature. This species is critically endangered, but luckily there is ‘The Barbados Sea Turtle Project’ – a group of people who save thousands of turtle lives every year 🙂

      Not quite as cute as a turtle, but my grandad used to have a tortoise called Toby. I used to love feeding him lettuce when I was a little girl!

    • Photo: Brendan Marrinan

      Brendan Marrinan answered on 6 Nov 2018:


      Turtle are brilliant.

    • Photo: Liam Taylor

      Liam Taylor answered on 6 Nov 2018:


      I love turtles. I’m particularly a fan of the turtles from the film ‘Finding Nemo’, but I’m not sure if that counts! 😉

    • Photo: Matt Bower

      Matt Bower answered on 7 Nov 2018:


      I do. I was lucky enough to go to Hawaii a few years ago and we saw them in the sea, popping their heads up. I think they need a hand from us to survive in some parts of the world.

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