Title: Grazing Sea Turtle
Votes: ?
Views: ?
Description: This photo is of a sea turtle off the coast of 小琉球 (Xiǎo liúqiú) (English name: Lambai Island), one of Taiwan's many smaller islands. When the tide is high, these turtles spend their time near the shore. This particular turtle was grazing before it swam to deeper water. When I was studying in Taiwan, I was quickly made aware that there are several places where you can swim with sea turtles, so I knew I had to go at some point during my study abroad. What I appreciated about my experience swimming around the turtles was that there were not many tourists, and when there were, they kept a respectable distance from the turtles. This was a stark difference I observed between Taiwan and what I expect tourists in other parts of the world to act around wildlife.