Loggerhead sea turtle cleaning stations

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7 жыл бұрын

This is a accompanying video to the scientific article titled "Aerial and underwater surveys reveal temporal variation in cleaning-station use by sea turtles at a temperate breeding area", by Gail Schofield, Kostas Papafitsoros, Rebecca Haughey and Kostas Katselidis.
The article is available here: doi.org/10.3354/meps12193

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@allenatkins2263 3 жыл бұрын

"Ok, you've been cleaned and your fluids topped up, see you in 3k miles."

@eukarya_ 3 жыл бұрын

So many people asking why didn't the people filming remove the barnacles, this is an investigation on turtle behaviour, in order for this to reveal relevant information you need to disturb the turtles as less as possible.

@mjanavel 3 жыл бұрын

Watching the graceful movements of the turtles, The Nutcracker music fits. Videos such as this show us there is more to life on Earth than we can imagine.

@angeliquelafoncox5632 2 жыл бұрын

We watched this for home school today and LOVED it! Well done! Thank you!

@jashanmalsj 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like getting a broom with really rough bristles and giving their backs a good clean scrub!

@22luckygal 5 жыл бұрын

How amazing and fascinating! Cleaning stations for turtles. Who could have imagined? LOL! Like others, I want to pry off the barnacles.

@alexwynters600 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is an old comment, but please don't forcibly remove barnacles from turtles. More often than not you will end up causing more harm to the turtle overall. A healthy turtle will be able to manage barnacles on its own. If you find a turtle that is overburdened with barnacles or bivalves please take it to a local marine rescue service so they can give it the proper care.

@grasshopper1926 Жыл бұрын

@@alexwynters600 Well said 👏👏👍❤️..

@InTheGardenandTheBlessings 3 жыл бұрын

*This must be such an momentous event to see* This turtle is very popular with the Fish so exciting

@castorini 6 жыл бұрын

turtle really enjoy being cleaned by those fishes

@superhappylucky 6 жыл бұрын

Stunningly beautiful and insightful from beginning to end. First class production. Soothing, innocent and hopeful. Much gratitude.

@sallylemon5835 6 жыл бұрын

happy turtles make me happy

@bellaandbrightonsgaming5315 3 жыл бұрын

I love this comment a lot I have a pet turtle but I feel like we have to let it go. =(

@navneetkaur_dhanjal8406 3 жыл бұрын

i am vicariously saying bye-bye to my zits through these turtles.

@brianfanning9030 4 жыл бұрын

so nice to see turtles which are not caught up in fishing debris

@daphnedumont7241 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thanks for taking the trouble to post this.

@kawythowy867 6 жыл бұрын

Such peaceful animals. I love em.

@SuccessforLifester 6 жыл бұрын

Greece waters are so clear!

@sarahc561 6 жыл бұрын

Greek

@hershey3327 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video

@lafidala.1726 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha very well done! :D loved the music, very funny XD

@jeffpen4622 6 жыл бұрын

awwwww clean the barnacles from the turtle please!

@itznptime806 Жыл бұрын

It could hurt the turtle

@shoanblevins922 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge turtle fan! We have a pond, and when I see a turtle in the road or some where else, I bring it to the pond.when we were cleaning out my motherinlaws pool spring 2018, we found 3 and put them in the pond. I love watching them when they come out for tadpoles.theyre so cute!

@MindoftheMindless10 4 жыл бұрын

Next time just help them cross the road! They have families :(

@heloshark 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent content!

@debiorick 6 жыл бұрын

I Love TURTLES

@MD-pm3nj 5 жыл бұрын

Teamwork!

@cecebloom8071 4 жыл бұрын

It's a win win for both

@piyushkumar-gw1kg 6 жыл бұрын

Super amazing video...@@@

@Seylew 3 жыл бұрын

Cleaner fish: it’s a free real estate

@doreenchristie1260 3 жыл бұрын

That’s clever job cleaving station for turtles..

@popcorn9791 3 жыл бұрын

Turtles harm no one....we should help them as much as possible.

@TokyoQuaSaR 2 жыл бұрын

Don't say that to a jellyfish lol

@charliewhiskey8440 3 жыл бұрын

Watching those turtles make me want to grab a scrubber and roll up my sleeves. On a more serious note though it's not a good idea to forcibly pick off those barnacles on turtles because their shell are actually quite fragile. If you see one with lots of barnacles it's most likely sick and need to see the vet.

@aswangin 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this place amazing

@DomengMagracia 2 жыл бұрын

wow ang ganda mamana ng isda dyan daming pawikan

@s.a.morris8625 4 жыл бұрын

...wondering how to build a similar structure that fits turtle shells for scraping...?...

@Bessie-vb9yw 5 жыл бұрын

I wish there was an invention like a kind of wax that we can use on the turtles and it permanently prevents these barnacles from sticking on. Also eco friendly, won't harm the turtle or the water or any cleaning spa fish.

@415nerissa 4 жыл бұрын

Bessie there is! It’s called ‘Turtle Wax’. 😬🙂

@oldfrend 6 жыл бұрын

i'm in the best part of youtube again XD

@amirpatel1934 Жыл бұрын

Amazing and beautiful footage. I hope to undertake similar work down the line as well in my research. I am looking for clear left and right facial profile images of a single loggerhead individual for a research proposal I am writing. Is this something you would be able to help me with by any chance? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

@susancaleca4796 3 жыл бұрын

Why dont the cleaning fish get rid of the barnacles?

@Tzara86 3 жыл бұрын

Some amount of barnacles is ok. This rubbing on rock behaviour does help control the amount of barnacles. As long as the turtle is healthy and continues to migrate, it will not overgrow barnacles. If a turtle has a lot of barnacles, that is a sick turtle who stopped normal behavior and needs immediate care from a professional.

@kachow5830 3 жыл бұрын

How do u expect those tiny fish to take off a barnacle half the size of them

@joem1413 6 жыл бұрын

when they remove the barnacles, it appears to leave a hole in the shell. I think that might lead to infections when put back into the ocean.?

@je6845 4 жыл бұрын

A brush is the right thing to use to brush off the barnacles . But usually a brush is not available with most of these men, so they use a knife to dig off the barnacles, and ends up, chipping into the the shell on the turtle's back

@Tzara86 3 жыл бұрын

@rawn4203 2 жыл бұрын

No.

@LION749 6 жыл бұрын

Nice touch the Fantasia music...

@eukarya_ 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it The Nutcracker?

@susielopez6071 6 жыл бұрын

💙turtle ballet💙

@martinuribe1524 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating behavior.

@__-cx3yi 6 жыл бұрын

nice

@angelafernandachristenseng9884 6 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻

@denaredford6701 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@SeanVplayer 3 жыл бұрын

They don't seem to be able to help with the barnacles though.

@Tzara86 3 жыл бұрын

@kayink3275 6 жыл бұрын

Turtle spa days!?!?!

@NothingToNoOneInParticular 5 жыл бұрын

When people are down there why don't they pop off the barnacles they see on these turtles?

@CriticalReza 2 жыл бұрын

Can they clean those bernacles on his back..??

@bhakti9183 4 жыл бұрын

HARIOM NAMO NAARAAYANAAY. OCEAN OF LIFE

@suncrow3628 6 жыл бұрын

Nice pretty waters in Zakynthos.

@claire-201 2 жыл бұрын

They are adorables. I would like to see them without barnacles

@fifastarstrikinggoals3761 2 жыл бұрын

Is this laganas bay?

@sotiriscaretta 2 жыл бұрын

yes

@fifastarstrikinggoals3761 2 жыл бұрын

We just came back from laganas yesterday and I’m so sad. We spent 2 weeks there and we had a great time and saw the beautiful turtles. I hope the new hatchlings make it to adulthood

6 жыл бұрын

Any one know the name of the classical song near the end..

@sotiriscaretta 6 жыл бұрын

Camille Saint-Saëns - Aquarium

@sotiriscaretta 6 жыл бұрын

Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers

6 жыл бұрын

sotiriscaretta ma ninja.. Preciate it

@treashurehunter800 Жыл бұрын

In turtle heaven there shooting the barnacles off with a salt gun.

@NoCultsPlease 4 жыл бұрын

Funny. 👍

@user-kk7fw5qt8e 3 жыл бұрын

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@yijin5424 3 жыл бұрын

For those in the comments asking for the barnacles to be removed: facebook.com/turtle.rehabilitation/photos/please-dont-remove-barnacles-we-have-just-received-this-juvenile-hawksbill-we-ar/1528847990478456/

@ahmadnasrun4158 5 жыл бұрын

Please dont destroy the beach coz that place where they need clean themselves...less station will make them full covered with barnacles..

@brobeatsmcgeets3528 6 жыл бұрын

you should caught that turtle and taken the banacles off they cause them huge problems

@bambam859 4 жыл бұрын

Only in very large numbers. If a turtle is covered in a huge amount of barnacles it's a a sign the turtle is very sick and are unable to manage there barnacle load, just scraping the barnacles off and rereleasing them into the ocean isn't the best way to go, it's better to rescue them and put them in fresh water so the barnacles die and loosen before being removed. And along side this you also need to work out why the sea turtle is ill and give it treatment.

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 4 жыл бұрын

@@bambam859 the turtle is ill cause the ocean is ill. humans need to stop dumping toxic waste and trash in the ocean

@bromaro 3 жыл бұрын

Please don't say things without actually knowing them!

@rawn4203 2 жыл бұрын

@@bambam859 Not neccesarily. It could only be a barnacle or a few that land on the eyes or mouth of the turtle and that would be enough to eventually kill it.

@HappyHopping11 5 жыл бұрын

should have removed the barnacles for that turtle

@itznptime806 Жыл бұрын

Turtle shells are really fragile , so being unexperiened and trying to do it might harm them Also a few barnacles are fine , they just scrub them off with the rocks If a turtle has too much its probably sick

@HappyHopping11 Жыл бұрын

@@itznptime806 completely false. Do a search at youtube under barnacles turtle, they can't get it out, and it obstruct their swimming and their well being