The Two Oceans Aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre is hosting the 2024 Turtle Olympics!
Some of the centre’s enrichment activities are designed to stimulate their wild behaviours. Ironically, they closely resemble Olympic sports.
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Over the next few weeks, turtles at the centre will compete in four ‘sports’ to decide the reigning champion of Turtle Olympics 2024.
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@2oceansaquarium aquariumfoundation Our Turtle Conservation Centre is hosting the 2024 Turtle Olympics! 🐢🥇🩵 For the turtles undergoing rehabilitation, enrichment activities are designed to stimulate their wild behaviours, but they also closely resemble Olympic sports… Over the next few weeks, our turtles will compete in four sports to decide the reigning champion of Turtle Olympics 2024! 👑 #olympics #twooceansaquarium #turtlerescue #rehabilitation #turtle ♬ original sound – Two Oceans Aquarium
The ‘athletes’ include:
- Luna the green turtle (representing Brazil)
- Solé the green turtle (representing Spain)
- Plum the green turtle (representing the Philippines)
- Kai the loggerhead turtle (representing Australia)
- Harley the hawksbill turtle (representing USA)
- Bokkie the green turtle (representing South Africa)
- Barley the hawksbill turtle (representing Ireland)
- Nori the green turtle (representing Japan)
The first game was ice hockey, forming part of the turtles’ frozen enrichment activities, encouraging them to work for their food. It also provides mental stimulation.
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@2oceansaquarium Welcome to the first game of the Turtle Olympics 2024! 🐢🤩 Frozen enrichment encourages the turtles undergoing rehabilitation to work for their food, providing mental stimulation. It also doubles as ice hockey in the Turtle Olympics! 🏒 The winners are crowned at the end! 👑 #twooceansaquarium #turtle #olympics #rehabilitation ♬ original sound – Two Oceans Aquarium
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