Michael 0 Posted May 11, 2009 Hello Wetpixel, Loads of cool stuff showing up here in WPB. This is from last week. Conditions have been awesome. Taken with a d700, Aquatica, megadome, 2 inons and 16mm. Best, Michael Patrick O'Neill www.mpostock.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepsea 0 Posted May 11, 2009 Great photos and a wonderful thing to witness. Thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wizbowes 0 Posted May 11, 2009 Should be marked NSFTW (Not Safe For Turtles At Work)! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seagrant 4 Posted May 12, 2009 You can really see why the males have the extra claw on their front flippers! Great shots to show how it is used! Lovely! NSFTW - Hilarious wizbones! Best, Carol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubamoose 0 Posted May 12, 2009 Great shot Michael! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanjoalonso 0 Posted May 15, 2009 the second picture is fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rachid 0 Posted May 15, 2009 uuh...there is something thats look at me on the first picture! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRC 2 Posted May 15, 2009 Dumb questions. Do all male turtles of other species have the claw ? Is it retractable or fixed ? Just interested. Paul C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Dumb questions. Do all male turtles of other species have the claw ? Is it retractable or fixed ? Just interested. Paul C Hi Paul, I believe the male loggerhead is the only one that has it. I've photographed in the wild adult male leatherbacks, hawksbills and greens and don't recall/see claws on their front flippers in the images. It's also fixed. Regards, MPO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdon 1 Posted May 15, 2009 Hi Paul,I believe the male loggerhead is the only one that has it. I've photographed in the wild adult male leatherbacks, hawksbills and greens and don't recall/see claws on their front flippers in the images. It's also fixed. Regards, MPO I believe this is a Hawks bill---am I correct---I was just wondering what the claw was for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielandrewclem 3 Posted May 15, 2009 Yeah, that's a hawksbill, diverdon. I believe all sea turtle species, and both males and females, have one or two claws on the foreflippers—hence the need to do gender ID by looking at the tails and not the flippers. However, mature males (except for leatherbacks) have longer and curvier forelimb claws than mature females. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRC 2 Posted May 15, 2009 Thanks - looks like a useful tool to have on the fin! Paul C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bent C 18 Posted May 15, 2009 I believe all sea turtle species, and both males and females, have one or two claws on the foreflippers—hence the need to do gender ID by looking at the tails and not the flippers. However, mature males (except for leatherbacks) have longer and curvier forelimb claws than mature females. Here is a green female with claws: http://www.pbase.com/borneobent/image/110717832 Bent C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielandrewclem 3 Posted May 15, 2009 Here is a green female with claws: http://www.pbase.com/borneobent/image/110717832 Bent C Yup. Small, uncurved claws. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bent C 18 Posted May 15, 2009 Yup. Small, uncurved claws. Looking through all my turtle pictures, I can´t find a green male where the claws show. But the claws on males definitely are larger and more curved. Another clawed green female, this one from Marsa Abu Dabbab: http://www.pbase.com/borneobent/image/97506621 Bent C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
