Australian Sea Turtle Migration Route Revealed: Swimming 35,000 km in Two Years, From the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
According to foreign media reports on February 1st, a sea turtle named Yahoo from Australia swam 22,000 miles (35,405 km) in two years in open ocean, equivalent to seven-eighths of the Earth’s circumference (40,075 km).
The local aquarium posted on social media about Yahoo’s long-distance migration: ‘Yahoo swam 35,405 km in two years, which is amazing! This means it swam 48 km on average per day and didn’t rest.’
The aquarium said Yahoo’s journey ‘is absolutely a record-breaking migration.’ The turtle’s journey started on December 16, 2017, from the coast of Cape Town.
▲Yahoo’s migration route
Using modern satellite tracking technology, people can clearly see Yahoo’s movements.
It is reported that Yahoo’s swimming distance is equivalent to 1.5 million 25-meter-long Olympic swimming pools, and she has unbelievably swam across the ocean, including the Ningaloo Marine Park.
‘The Ningaloo Marine Park is located outside the coast of the Table Mountain National Park, due to its underwater biodiversity, it is also a world cultural heritage site. It is one of the best places in the world to watch whale sharks, with 500 species of fish, 300 species of coral, and sharks and turtles safely swimming in the water, and even there are humpback whales in the water in winter.’ The aquarium stated.
The aquarium said: ‘The water temperature where Yahoo swam was very warm, at 27 degrees Celsius, and the currents from the southeast were also slow, with a speed of about 13 km per hour, and there was a south wind with a speed of about 13 km per hour. This excellent environment is very suitable for turtles!’
However, we still cannot accurately predict Yahoo’s specific route, she may be getting closer and closer to the coastline, or going to Queensland.
▲Yahoo’s story has gained a lot of attention.
‘Of course, she may continue this record-breaking journey across multiple oceans, then circumnavigate the world,’ the aquarium said.”
(Xu Qiyuan)
