KIss of the Honu by Turtle Trax

Honu (Hawaiian green turtles) aren't aggressive, meaning they don't attack or bite, but sometimes they can be obnoxious. Occasionally. a honu decides to be a bully. This usually means the turtle swims directly at one of us and literally tries to run the target of choice down. This situation is easy to recognize as it develops, and really isn't much of a threat. Being bumped by a honu isn't likely to hurt or harm. Normally, we just try to get out of the way, but once in a while, the honu won't give up.

In this video, a honu decides to intimidate Ursula and heads right at her camera. It isn't obvious, but most of this clip was recorded while Ursula was trying to back out of the turtle's path. In the process, the honu bites at the camera--not once, but twice! Now that's really unusual. If the honu is making some kind of threat display, however, it's not working. We think it's pretty cute.

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Pets & Animals

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• honu
• hawaii
• maui
• honokowai
• green turtle
• sea turtle
• marine turtle
• scuba
• underwater