Ever since my first time on Chagar Hutang, I have never been able to get it out of my mind resulting in a further 4 trips (in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) throughout the years. Even when I couldn’t go, every year in February I would automatically start checking the registration page to see how fast it fills up and as well, trying to convince my friends to go.
There have been reported cases of mortality from consumption of hawksbill turtle meat. This happened in the South Pacific Island of Tonga where 18 people became sick from eating hawksbill meat. Two of them subsequently died. Islanders often test hawksbill turtle meat for poison by throwing the turtle’s liver to crows. If the birds reject the liver, the hawksbill is toxic.
Last but not least, this is the third prize we are giving out during the Turtle Blogathon — a 5D4N stay for two in either Bali, Phuket or Pattaya* courtesy of Max Generation Sdn. Bhd.
To identify a turtle, we will need to check more than just the patterns on the shell. For example, if the turtle has big flippers that do not resemble legs, it is a marine turtle. If the toes of a turtle are webbed, the turtle is a swimmer and lives in water either part of the time or always. If the turtle has claws rather than webbed toes, it is a tortoise.
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All living creatures have a role to play in the environment. Turtles are no different and among the roles they play are as follow.