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January 26, 2021: Sea Turtle

This inquisitive sea turtle followed remotely operated vehicle Little Hercules during its initial descent for a dive approximately 175 nautical miles northeast of the Galapagos Islands, during the Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011 expedition.

Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).

This inquisitive sea turtle followed remotely operated vehicle Little Hercules during its initial descent for a dive approximately 175 nautical miles northeast of the Galapagos Islands, during the Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011 expedition.

Check out a video of the sea turtle.