This sea turtle followed Little Herc during its initial descent. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).
This sea turtle followed Little Herc during its initial descent. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).
This sea turtle was very inquisitive of Little Hercules, descending with and bumping the ROV several times. Video courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galapágos Rift Expedition 2011. Download (mp4, 24.9 MB)
Just after the ROV launch for dive 002, a large sea turtle seemed to be quite interested in Little Herc.
