Giant sea turtle washed up on southern Thai beach

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Giant sea turtle washed up on southern Thai beach


Image: Thairath

CHUMPHON:-- Villagers saw an unusual sight washed up on a southern Thai beach Monday - a giant sea turtle reckoned to be about 80 years old.

Fisheries department official called to the Bang Man beach in Chumphon said that the 100 cm x 90 cm animal may have died from eating plastic waste or a poisonous substance, reports Thairath.

There were no signs on the 80 kilogram turtle that it had got tangled in nets or been hurt by collision with a fishing boat.

Ratri Chanrat from the fisheries department said the female turtle had been dead several hours and would be taken to a research institute in Chumporn to be cut open in an effort to find out why it has died. She said the turtle was at least 80 years old.

Source: Thairath


-- 2016-05-03

[nakhonandy]

Probably plastic oceans full of it. Hazard to marine life.

Ban plastic bags.

[PETERTHEEATER]

If you look closely you will see that it died with a smile on its face........meanwhile, out at sea is a male turtle with a really big smile.......

[shirtless]

Why not test tissue samples , we need to know whats going on the ocean is a big food source

[northernphil]

This sad. I have no sympathy for folk who kill themselves when pi$$ed in cars or on bikes when not even wearing a crash hat. Their own fault but an old turtle that has been roaming the seas . yup sad.

[Canuk23]

Probably plastic as the main food for these turtles is jellyfish and plastic bags under water

look very similar.

Very sad !!!

[taotoo]

Looks like they're trying to decide where best to start carving.

[Happy Grumpy]

Looks like they're trying to decide where best to start carving.

I'd start with Mrs. Pink Sandals, from behind.

[sugarcane24]

This sad. I have no sympathy for folk who kill themselves when pi$$ed in cars or on bikes when not even wearing a crash hat. Their own fault but an old turtle that has been roaming the seas . yup sad.

Let's hope it just died of old age.

[saakura]

Was it a farang turtle which came to commit suicide in LOS?