Extremely rare albino green sea turtle hatches on Australian beach
February 09, 2016
By David Strege
For the first time in nine years of turtle monitoring, the Coolum District Coast Care Group in Australia encountered an extremely rare albino green sea turtle.
Nicknamed Alby, the albino green sea turtle was one of the 122 hatchlings from Castaway Beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast that are currently making the journey to the continental shelf, according to CNN and the care group.
“Our volunteers found him just under the sand when collecting the data from the hatched nest,” the Coolum District Coast Care Group Facebook page said.
The volunteers were counting empty shells to see how many turtles had made it to sea when they saw the albino green sea turtle still sitting on top of the nest.
“It is a very rare find,” group president Leigh Warneminde told CNN. “It is the first time I’ve seen one.”
Read more at http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/extremely-rare-albino-green-sea-turtle-hatches-austalian-beach/#ObZOL876YTwgsliu.99***
"Alby" is almost exactly the image I had in mind when I developed the main character for my bilingual children's book, "La Beluga Tortuga." Here is a rough sketch of my little guy, Beluga Tortuga.
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Here is the introduction of the book:
This Story's Lovable Main Character, "La Beluga Tortuga" is very different from other Green Sea Turtles; she was born albino white, the color of Beluga Whales. She doesn't let this difference in her outward appearance get in her way to do a lot or "hace mucho" ... ALL DAY! La Beluga Tortuga teaches children to embrace their own differences and to accept the differences of others in our multicultural and multilingual society. The story line also seeks to inspire and encourage young children to stay active, spend time with family and friends, be thankful, and achieve their goals, no matter what challenges they are dealt in life. The verbal repetition of the buzz phrase "ALL DAY" within both the Spanish and English texts is present to reiterate the underlying themes of persistence and endurance in pursuit of one's dreams and goals.
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Here is the introduction of the book:
This Story's Lovable Main Character, "La Beluga Tortuga" is very different from other Green Sea Turtles; she was born albino white, the color of Beluga Whales. She doesn't let this difference in her outward appearance get in her way to do a lot or "hace mucho" ... ALL DAY! La Beluga Tortuga teaches children to embrace their own differences and to accept the differences of others in our multicultural and multilingual society. The story line also seeks to inspire and encourage young children to stay active, spend time with family and friends, be thankful, and achieve their goals, no matter what challenges they are dealt in life. The verbal repetition of the buzz phrase "ALL DAY" within both the Spanish and English texts is present to reiterate the underlying themes of persistence and endurance in pursuit of one's dreams and goals.
Connect with our Facebook Page Here: https://www.facebook.com/LaBelugaTortuga
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