VOYAGE // A turtle story with Chris Bertish and the Two Oceans Aquarium

A MyCapeTown selected video about Two Oceans Aquarium:

TURTLE VOYAGE

The sandy beaches of southern Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa are prime nesting areas for turtles. Every summer thousands of loggerhead turtle hatchlings crawl out from these nests and make their way into the ocean. They drift down the coast of South Africa in the warm Agulhas current and ride the Agulhas retroflection current back up to Madagascar. Unfortunately, some unlucky turtles are swept toward the coast by strong currents and end up stranded. Weak and dehydrated, they are in desperate need of a helping hand.

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TWO OCEANS AQUARIUM

The Two Oceans Aquarium strives to foster love and respect for, and understanding of our oceans in order to inspire support for their future well-being. One of the many initiatives undertaken by the aquarium is to rescue and rehabilitate stranded turtles. Once they are rehydrated and their stomachs no longer filled with tiny fragments of plastic (as so many are) they are taken out to warmer waters near Cape Point and released back into the wild.

For more information about the important turtle work done at the aquarium, visit http://www.aquarium.co.za/content/pag…

And follow them at:

Twitter | https://twitter.com/2oceansaquarium
Facebook | https://facebook.com/TwoOceansAquarium
Instagram | https://instagram.com/2oceansaquarium
YouTube | https://youtube.com/user/TwoOceansAqu…

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CHRIS BERTISH

Chris recently became an ambassador for the Two Oceans Aquarium and is somebody with a deep connection to the ocean. He has grown up next to it and in it, learning many lessons from it. His big wave surfing achievements and personal accomplishments have made him realise that anything is possible. He strives to inspire people from all walks of life to reach for their own dreams and achieve things they never thought possible.

For more information about Chris’s inspiring story, visit http://chrisbertish.com/

And follow him at:

Twitter | https://twitter.com/chris_bertish
Facebook | https://facebook.com/chris.bertish
Instagram | https://twitter.com/chris_bertish
Youtube | https://youtube.com/watch?v=hWtu5kqOrfQ

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CREW

Directed, filmed & edited by Otto Whitehead – https://instagram.com/wildisee

Directed & filmed by Steve Benjamin – https://instagram.com/animal_ocean

Aerial footage by Jean Tresfon – https://facebook.com/jean.tresfon

Music by Moncrief (licensed from the The Music Bed)

To find out more about Wild Culture Club, visit https://www.wildcultureclub.com

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