The poisonous sea turtle tugs the jellyfish eat voraciously

A green sea turtle about 2 - 5 years old plunges into the jellyfish's poison tentacles as a food recorded by ocean biologist Johnny Gaskell in shallow waters around Hook Island, Queenland State, Australia, astonishing many people.

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In the video, the turtle actively eats the tentacles instead of the jellyfish's body, which may contain more nutrients. It is worth mentioning that jellyfish tentacles contain toxins, if direct contact can cause burns. However, turtles are hard-scale reptiles, so they are less vulnerable when exposed to the jellyfish's poisonous tentacles. The only sensitive part on the turtle's body is the eye, so it actively closed its eyelids.

The tongue of the blue sea turtle is also very hard, so it is not affected by touching the jellyfish's poison tentacles, making it possible to have a delicious meal with this poisonous food.

Green sea turtles are one of the few seaweed species in the ocean floor. According to experts, over the years, the waters of the Great Barrier Reef are negatively affected by global warming, which causes the sea grass that turtles normally eat to disappear, forcing them to seek out Other foods, less nutritious.

Sea turtles can live about 80 years in nature and weigh over 320 kg. Currently, all sea turtles are listed in the IUCN Red List because they are threatened by carnivorous and human animals, and in about 100 turtle eggs, usually only 1 turtle survives to age. mature.