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海龜吵架
Sea Turtle Squabble
作者 | 余柳沅
#水下與海洋
科學圖說 Introduction
小琉球海龜其實不太怕人,我常到海龜清潔站,觀察海龜間互動情形。小琉球的綠蠵龜很多,經常喜歡躺著讓魚清潔身上的附著生物。這塊礁石並不大,常擠滿海龜。由於空間不足,常見大海龜霸凌小海龜。海龜會以互咬的方式來驅逐其他海龜,圖左的小海龜想趕走大海龜,但大海龜不讓位,最後小海龜只好放棄選擇離開。
Green turtles in the waters off Xiaoliuqiu are not afraid of humans. There is a cleaning station I often visit where fish help remove organisms that have attached themselves to the sea turtles. This reef site is not large and often crowded with turtles. Larger turtles usually intimidate smaller ones through gnawing. The smaller sea turtle on the left is attempting to drive the larger one away. Unsuccessful, it eventually gave up and left.

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