magog83:scienceyoucanlove:World champion kitesurfer rescues sea turtleFebruary 03, 2015 by David Str
magog83:scienceyoucanlove:World champion kitesurfer rescues sea turtleFebruary 03, 2015 by David StregeAs he was riding, world champion kitesurfer Mitu Monteiro noticed something floating in the water dangerously close to the rocks of Serra Negra Beach on Sal Island in Cape Verde, Africa.Disregarding the danger, Monteiro rode in to take a closer look only to discover a distressed sea turtle tangled in plastic and struggling to breath and swim.“I know it would have died if I didn’t rescue it,” Monterio told Caters News Agency. “She was unable to get food as the filament was preventing her from diving and it was wound tightly around her neck.”While holding on to the control bar of the kiteboard, Monteiro managed to pull the sea turtle to him by hauling in the huge glob of plastic that had trapped the turtle.He placed the sea turtle onto the kiteboard and rode it to shore where he and others began cutting away the plastic.Read more at http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/world-champion-kitesurfer-rescues-sea-turtle/#mhHJBgRKzwAwlVAU.99Attractive AND kind to animals. I mean. -- source link