wait what did you find we found a biofluorescence turtle scientists have
biofluorescence turtle scientists have
biofluorescence turtle scientists have only really tuned in to biofluorescence
only really tuned in to biofluorescence
only really tuned in to biofluorescence in the last 10 years and as soon as we
in the last 10 years and as soon as we
in the last 10 years and as soon as we started tuning into it we started to
started tuning into it we started to
started tuning into it we started to find it everywhere first it was in
find it everywhere first it was in
find it everywhere first it was in corals and jellyfish that it was in fish
corals and jellyfish that it was in fish
corals and jellyfish that it was in fish and there it was this UFO this turtle
and there it was this UFO this turtle
and there it was this UFO this turtle was just hanging out with us his suit it
was just hanging out with us his suit it
was just hanging out with us his suit it was in love with the lights I was just
was in love with the lights I was just
was in love with the lights I was just hanging out with us it was glowing neon
hanging out with us it was glowing neon
hanging out with us it was glowing neon yellow yeah is the first the first I’ve
yellow yeah is the first the first I’ve
yellow yeah is the first the first I’ve ever seen of a biofluorescent turtle
ever seen of a biofluorescent turtle
ever seen of a biofluorescent turtle spectacular okay so you’re up done
spectacular okay so you’re up done
spectacular okay so you’re up done alright we’re going after them I was in
alright we’re going after them I was in
alright we’re going after them I was in the Solomon Islands on a TV a 21 Academy
the Solomon Islands on a TV a 21 Academy
the Solomon Islands on a TV a 21 Academy expedition which is a new group that
expedition which is a new group that
expedition which is a new group that pairs up artists and scientists to do
pairs up artists and scientists to do
pairs up artists and scientists to do different projects related to the marine
different projects related to the marine
different projects related to the marine environment I’m taking pictures of some
environment I’m taking pictures of some
environment I’m taking pictures of some corals that we already knew were
corals that we already knew were
corals that we already knew were biofluorescent and then in the middle I
biofluorescent and then in the middle I
biofluorescent and then in the middle I guess maybe 40 minutes into the dive out
guess maybe 40 minutes into the dive out
guess maybe 40 minutes into the dive out of the blue it’s almost looks like a
of the blue it’s almost looks like a
of the blue it’s almost looks like a bright red and green spaceship you know
bright red and green spaceship you know
bright red and green spaceship you know came underneath my camera the only
came underneath my camera the only
came underneath my camera the only animal that I’m really can tell you
animal that I’m really can tell you
animal that I’m really can tell you definitively has two colors is corals
definitively has two colors is corals
definitively has two colors is corals you know we found lots of fluorescence
you know we found lots of fluorescence
you know we found lots of fluorescence in marine eels and it’s all green
in marine eels and it’s all green
in marine eels and it’s all green fluorescence and lots of fluorescence in
fluorescence and lots of fluorescence in
fluorescence and lots of fluorescence in gobies and that’s mainly red
gobies and that’s mainly red
gobies and that’s mainly red fluorescence so until we actually get a
fluorescence so until we actually get a
fluorescence so until we actually get a hold of one of these Turtles and really
hold of one of these Turtles and really
hold of one of these Turtles and really start to look at it chemically we
start to look at it chemically we
start to look at it chemically we wouldn’t know what it is beautiful
wouldn’t know what it is beautiful
wouldn’t know what it is beautiful stripes you know green across the head
stripes you know green across the head
stripes you know green across the head across the back just bumped into us it’s
across the back just bumped into us it’s
across the back just bumped into us it’s just basically I was filming coral and
just basically I was filming coral and
just basically I was filming coral and then it came in front of my lens and
then it came in front of my lens and
then it came in front of my lens and then hung out with us for probably three
then hung out with us for probably three
then hung out with us for probably three minutes five minutes something like that
minutes five minutes something like that
minutes five minutes something like that and then he wasn’t pretty calm
and then he wasn’t pretty calm
and then he wasn’t pretty calm I mean I’ve never seen a turtle that
I mean I’ve never seen a turtle that
I mean I’ve never seen a turtle that calm yeah I’ve never so wanted to let
calm yeah I’ve never so wanted to let
calm yeah I’ve never so wanted to let him go after a little bit I felt like he
him go after a little bit I felt like he
him go after a little bit I felt like he came and he devotes to seek oh that was
came and he devotes to seek oh that was
came and he devotes to seek oh that was enough it was enough to get this first
enough it was enough to get this first
enough it was enough to get this first little bit of footage which really shows
little bit of footage which really shows
little bit of footage which really shows that turtles are biofluorescent now it
that turtles are biofluorescent now it
that turtles are biofluorescent now it opens up all these new questions to us
opens up all these new questions to us
opens up all these new questions to us of what is it doing in these Turtles we
of what is it doing in these Turtles we
of what is it doing in these Turtles we know they have really good vision they
know they have really good vision they
know they have really good vision they go under these long and arduous
go under these long and arduous
go under these long and arduous migrations but how are they using this
migrations but how are they using this
migrations but how are they using this are they using it to find each other or
are they using it to find each other or
are they using it to find each other or are they using it to attract each other
are they using it to attract each other
are they using it to attract each other what’s even more sad I think about this
what’s even more sad I think about this
what’s even more sad I think about this is that these Turtles have such a
is that these Turtles have such a
is that these Turtles have such a storied history and now they’re
storied history and now they’re
storied history and now they’re critically endangered there’s some
critically endangered there’s some
critically endangered there’s some places where there’s just a few thousand
places where there’s just a few thousand
places where there’s just a few thousand breeding females remaining
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