Safe- Illustration Friday. This is and old one, but I thought it fit perfectly!
The baby sea turtle is not safe until it reaches the water. After hatching from their eggs they must make their way to the shore as fast as they can so they don't get eaten by predators! As young sea turtles (regardless of the species) they go off to the sea and no one knows where they spend the first year of their lives, or "the lost year." Many biologists speculate that they float in and among rafts of sargassum weed, feeding on the rich variety of small creatures that seek refuge in it. Only a small percentage of baby turtles will survive to become adult animals and make their homeward journey to perpetuate their kind.
10 comments:
this is awesome, my husband is a scuba diver and has searched for them.
Lovely work! I really like the piece you did for illustration friday that represented the theme "Heavy"...wonderful blog!
Wow, I'd never heard of the lost year concept-- that's fascinating. And your linework is beautiful!
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Wonderful drawing. We can see turtle lay eggs at the east coast of our country, but I never see one. T.T
Wow, that's really cool. Is that scratchboard, or pastels? Very nicely done.
Great work here! Amazing little guys they are, huh? Our problems seem minor when compared to the obstacles they face.
This is a beautiful drawing. I like the white on black - it shows the intricate patterns on their shells.
this is beautiful and i love this for the theme!
Wonderful!
Wonderful drawing! I just love sea turtles! They are so amazing!
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