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  • (intense music) - [Coyote] Alright guys

  • we got a good turtle out in front of us,

  • camera's rollin', this could be it.

  • - [Man] Dead through, dead through.

  • - [Coyote] I'm comin', I'm comin'.

  • (splashing) - Oh, oh.

  • (dramatic music)

  • (splashing)

  • - [Coyote] Australia's home to many reptilian species.

  • And while several of them are found within the confines

  • of the continent's interior,

  • beyond the tide you will find

  • one of the world's most cherished animals,

  • the green sea turtle.

  • In the past I've had the chance to swim alongside

  • these elegant and timeless beings,

  • yet strict regulations prohibit anyone

  • from making physical contact with these reptiles.

  • However on this adventure, that is all about to change.

  • (dramatic music)

  • Today the crew and I are heading off the coast of Bowen,

  • a small town situated at the top of the Whitsundays

  • on the Eastern side of Queensland.

  • Under the invitation of the World Wildlife Fund,

  • we will be given the chance to work alongside

  • the traditional owner rangers from Guru and Bindile People.

  • These rangers take responsibility for the management

  • and protection of their sea country,

  • including iconic species like the green sea turtle.

  • Their work includes (splashing)

  • safely catching, collecting data,

  • and tagging these magnificent marine reptiles

  • so scientists can then determine

  • what is happening to the turtle population

  • and ensure that the species is continuing

  • to thrive in these warm waters.

  • - And as a very order Gudjuda Elder,

  • I'd like to welcome you to the country

  • and hope yous have a good day.

  • (chattering)

  • - [Mark] Coyote, what's goin' on?

  • - I'm doin' a smoke ceremony right now

  • and the flames are just welcoming us

  • into this community. - That's what the flames will.

  • - [Coyote] I consider myself to be an expert

  • when it comes to catching turtles.

  • And my method of leaping from kayaks

  • to catch snapping turtles has often proven

  • to be incredibly successful.

  • (dramatic music)

  • Catching sea turtles however, is a very different challenge.

  • (splashing)

  • As compared to snapping turtles,

  • these ocean dwelling reptiles are incredibly fast.

  • And instead of leaping feet first from a slow rowing kayak,

  • I will be jumping from a speeding boat.

  • The good news is that I will be apprenticing a man

  • who I now consider to be the greatest turtle catcher

  • of all time, Aaron Taiters.

  • He will be showing me the tricks of the trade

  • that he has spent several years mastering

  • and which have resulted in the safe capture,

  • data collection, tagging,

  • and release for hundreds of sea turtles.

  • (dramatic music)

  • So what are you lookin' for Aaron?

  • You lookin' for shadows in the water?

  • - Yeah, we're lookin' for sort of a dark brown figure.

  • - [Coyote] Okay.

  • - We'll see the turtle shells sit still

  • or they'll make a move for it.

  • The moment they move, we tell Eddie,

  • "Yep, he's off to the right."

  • And that's how we'll catch him then.

  • - [Coyote] Gotcha.

  • Yeah that's kind of the same way

  • I search for snapping turtles.

  • I look for a dark shadow beneath the surface,

  • wait for it to start movin',

  • I know it's not a rock, and then you make your go.

  • - [Aaron] Yep.

  • Sometimes you will get confused

  • because there's a lot of sting ray around here.

  • Before you see it as a turtle,

  • just make sure you see his flippers first

  • - Got it. - And then you just

  • start chasing.

  • (dramatic music)

  • - [Man Over Radio] Gudjuda One, Gudjuda One,

  • this is little Got Gunger, any turtles sighted yet?

  • - [Man] Not yet but we're working on it.

  • We'll keep you posted.

  • - [Man Over Radio] Rodger that, over and out.

  • (beeping)

  • (dramatic music)

  • - [Aaron] There he is there to the right.

  • - [Coyote] Oh got a turtle to our right here.

  • He's just in front of us. - I think he's goin' left.

  • - He's swimmin' really quick.

  • Goin' left.

  • Upon spotting several smaller turtles

  • and witnessing their impressive speed,

  • I quickly realized that catching a sea turtle

  • was going to be much more difficult

  • than I had originally anticipated.

  • There's a big turtle here, big one, big one.

  • - [Man] Go, go.

  • (splashing)

  • (groaning) (splashing)

  • - Yes. (cheering)

  • (laughing) Nice catch.

  • Oh, that was a rough miss.

  • But the good news is that Aaron was right there

  • to follow up with an epic dive and successful catch.

  • Boy does he make it look easy.

  • (yelling)

  • And I had his front flipper in my hand.

  • - [Aaron] Yeah I thought I saw that.

  • - [Coyote] I had his flipper.

  • - [Aaron] I said that, I said, "He's got it in your hand."

  • (yelling) And he's just off cruising.

  • - Well great catch again Aaron.

  • (laughing)

  • That was epic, alright.

  • I was so close, that was the one.

  • I had the entire flipper in my hand

  • and it went whoop, right out.

  • And I tried to grab the back of the shell,

  • couldn't do it, but at least we caught the turtle,

  • let's get it onto the research boat,

  • get the biometrics, keep at it.

  • As a team our rate of success was fantastic.

  • Yet my personal performance was lackluster at best.

  • I could feel that my confidence for catching sea turtles

  • was beginning to sink.

  • Yet Aaron being the incredible mentor that he was,

  • continued to encourage and critique my style.

  • - You see that one? - Yeah I see him.

  • - [Man] Get out now fast first.

  • (splashing)

  • - Great TV.

  • (chattering)

  • - [Mark] Did you get a brown?

  • (sighing) - Okay.

  • - [Mark] It's harder than it looks, folks.

  • - Man, it was the same thing before.

  • I was not in front of the turtle.

  • Time was running out and my widow to land a giant,

  • was beginning to close.

  • When the boat slowly motored into a clear stretch of water

  • that revealed a massive dark shadow beneath the surface.

  • Alright guys we got a good turtle out in front of us.

  • Camera's rollin', this could be it.

  • This was it, the pressure was on,

  • and I would only have one dive,

  • one chance to catch this turtle.

  • - [Aaron] You see him right there now?

  • - [Coyote] Yep, yep, yep.

  • There, right there.

  • Aaron kept his sights locked on the speeding reptile,

  • waiting for an opportune moment

  • when it would slow it's forward momentum

  • and prepare to breach the surface for a breath of air.

  • This would be my window of opportunity

  • and in that instance, he shouted the command.

  • - [Aaron] Dead through, dead through.

  • (splashing)

  • - [Mark] Missed it. Oh, oh.

  • (chattering)

  • - [Aaron] I got it.

  • (splashing)

  • (triumphant music)

  • - [Coyote] Right there I was able to catch that.

  • (cheering)

  • Oh, careful, careful.

  • (cheering)

  • Caught a turtle. (laughing)

  • Now did that feel good.

  • (cheering)

  • Yeah, I jumped, grabbed the back of the shell.

  • (cheering)

  • Man, that is a good sized turtle right there.

  • Without question, the biggest turtle I have ever caught.

  • (laughing)

  • Man. (cheering)

  • Oh, I told you guys I'd do it.

  • (laughing) (cheering)

  • - Oh nice. - He is a big one.

  • - That's a male. - Look at the tail.

  • - Yeah that's a male. (cheering)

  • Look at that tale.

  • (laughing) - Oh man.

  • - My goodness. - That's a dragon's tail.

  • (cheering)

  • Yes, yes.

  • (cheering)

  • That's my dragon right there. (laughing)

  • Man. (laughing)

  • Best turtle catch ever of my life at least.

  • (cheering)

  • Alright guys we gotta get the rest of our gear,

  • get onto the research boat, get the biometrics,

  • and then release this dragon back into the wild.

  • Yes. - Yes.

  • - I hope I caught all that on this camera.

  • Wow.

  • (splashing)

  • (chattering)

  • Alright guys well there we have it,

  • there is the green sea turtle that I landed.

  • And he is an absolute giant.

  • This is the first male of the trip

  • that we have caught, an absolute beast.

  • Can you guys believe this?

  • - [Mark] I can't believe you caught it.

  • That was an amazing catch. - What a catch.

  • Well when I jumped into the water

  • I kind of went to the side,

  • I grabbed the side of it's shell,

  • my hands slid down, I held onto the back of the shell

  • and actually climbed up the side of it

  • to get right behind the back of the carapace.

  • And you can see how healthy this turtle is.

  • Look at, it is actually spilling out of it's shell.

  • I know buddy.

  • Now let's take a look at the carapace of this reptile.

  • It is massive and I love this teardrop shape, you see that?

  • This allows these turtles to stay completely streamlined

  • when they're swimming under the water.

  • If you take a look here, look at the size

  • of this turtle's tail.

  • Just like a snapping turtle,

  • male green sea turtles have an extremely long tail,

  • look at that.

  • As long and as big around as my arm is.

  • An absolute dragon tail right there.

  • Now you hear the name green sea turtle

  • and you may be thinking to yourselves,

  • "Well, Coyote, it's mostly brown in coloration.

  • "Why do they call it a green sea turtle?"

  • That name comes from a thick layer of green fat

  • that exists just beneath the bone of the carapace

  • that insulates them between the bone

  • and all of their main organs.

  • I know buddy, you just wanna get back

  • out there into the ocean, don't you?

  • Now this guy's just fine, don't worry.

  • Sea turtles can stay out of the water

  • for an extended period of time.

  • (sighs) What a beautiful turtle.

  • Look at those eyes.

  • Such kind, intelligent eyes.

  • And you may notice that the turtles eyes are very wet,

  • almost looks like it's crying.

  • It's not crying, all turtles are capable

  • of secreting a mucus from their eye membrane

  • to help keep their eyes wet when they're out of the water.

  • This goes for all turtles,

  • painted turtles, snapping turtles, spiny soft shells,

  • even sea turtles have the ability to secrete that mucus.

  • Now you'll notice the beak of this reptile is not hooked.

  • Because unlike a snapping turtle,

  • they're not out there actually hunting for prey.

  • When they get to be this big, they're completely herbivores.

  • Just kind of sifting along the bottom

  • eating algae and sea grass.

  • And the underside, oh let me see if you can...

  • look at that, you see how the lower part

  • of the jaw is actually serrated?

  • They have bolt cutter-like power.

  • That would easily slip off the edge of your finger.

  • So when I jumped into the water,

  • the first thing I was thinkin' was,

  • "Don't get my fingers near the mouth of the turtle."

  • - [Mark] Alright Coyote, I think,

  • hey Mario, why don't you jump in there

  • and help Coyote put the...

  • - Yeah I'm gonna need some help.

  • This turtle is so unbelievably strong

  • and it just wants to spin.

  • We wanna keep it as calm as we possibly can.

  • There you go buddy, Mario,

  • you kinda got a lock in place there?

  • - Yeah I sure do.

  • - Okay everyone, the first thing I'm gonna do

  • is get the length of the carapace.

  • Tra, see if you got that magic tape.

  • Thank you.

  • I know buddy, I know.

  • (shushing)

  • - [Mario] Trying to cool him down a little.

  • - Sometimes what I do with snapping turtles

  • is actually just to place my hand on top of the head.

  • (shushing) (gentle music)

  • Okay.

  • Gonna try to talk a little bit quieter.

  • Got him calmed down now, okay so what we're gonna do

  • is go right from the front edge of the carapace there Mario

  • if you wanna just hold

  • that in place. - Yeah you're good.

  • - Right down the center line.

  • It is right at 94 centimeters.

  • - [Mark] Can you show me that real quick?

  • - Check that out. (scraping)

  • Without question, the largest turtle I have ever caught.

  • Thank you Traci.

  • Alright so now the next thing we want to do

  • is get this turtle's weight.

  • (scuffling) (grunting)

  • Getting the turtle inside of this harness

  • was one of the most difficult aspects

  • of this whole episode so far.

  • Do you guys have any guesses

  • as to how much this turtle weighs?

  • - [Mark] 240 pounds.

  • - 240 pounds, Mario? - 250.

  • - 250? - Cool, okay.

  • - Ben what do you think? - Hey Ben what do you think?

  • - I'm gonna go 275. - 275.

  • - [Mark] Wow alright.

  • - I'm gonna go 230. - 230.

  • - I say he weighs 230.

  • (cranking)

  • And good, turtle's off the ground.

  • - [Man] A little bit more, a little bit more, more.

  • - [Mark] Flying turtle.

  • - [Aaron] Okay, okay, he's clear.

  • - 104.1 kilos. - Wow.

  • - Bring it down. - Careful.

  • - 230 pounds. - Wow.

  • - [Mark] Wow you were right on the money.

  • - I guessed it, 230. (laughing)

  • Amazing, 230 pounds is what this green sea turtle weighs.

  • What an absolute giant, amazing, okay.

  • The next thing we're gonna do, is tag this sea turtle.

  • This one has never been tagged before

  • so that's really exciting for today's research.

  • Where I'm gonna tag it is right up here on it's left fin

  • between these two scales.

  • You see that right there?

  • - [Mark] Now is that a fin or a flipper Coyote?

  • - Ah, I guess yeah, it's whether you a fin

  • or whether you call it a flipper or a foot,

  • sea turtles, and one of the things

  • that really makes them different from other turtles,

  • is you can see they do not have typical toes.

  • And like other turtles, they are not actually able

  • to tuck inside of their shells.

  • Even less so than a snapping turtle.

  • This isn't gonna hurt,

  • this is gonna be like getting your ear pierced.

  • I'm gonna do this as quickly and as smoothly as possible.

  • You got a good shot right there Mark?

  • - Sure do. - Alright big guy,

  • this is just gonna - Now their skin

  • is really tough. - be a little pinch.

  • - This isn't hurting the turtle.

  • - No this skin is like leather.

  • And I'm gonna ratchet down real tight here, ready?

  • One, two, three. (grunting)

  • There we go, perfect.

  • Alright the turtle is officially tagged.

  • And as you guys know, I name all the turtles that I catch.

  • And I think we're gonna name this one Eddie,

  • after the man - There he is

  • - Who so perfectly captained the ship today

  • and lined us up to be able to make this catch possible.

  • I did not expect to catch a turtle this size.

  • I was just hoping that I could catch a single sea turtle.

  • And after getting the chance

  • to stand on the front of that boat and watch Aaron dive in

  • and catch several turtles.

  • I said to myself, "You know what?

  • "I think I can pull this off."

  • But to catch one this size is truly something

  • that I never thought was possible.

  • Biggest turtle I have ever caught.

  • (dramatic music)

  • Wow, what an epic end to one amazing day here in Australia.

  • And I have to give an enormous thank you

  • to World Wildlife Fund of Australia,

  • and the Gudjuda Rangers for bringing us out,

  • showing us the conservation work that they're doing,

  • and all the efforts they're making

  • to not only preserve but also protect

  • these incredible marine reptiles.

  • I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild,

  • we'll see you on the next adventure.

  • Alright guys, it's time to get Eddie

  • back off into the ocean.

  • The green sea turtle represents everything

  • that is beautiful about our oceans.

  • And they're considered to be one

  • of the most revered reptiles on the planet.

  • Their sentient nature has made them an iconic figure

  • in the world in conservation.

  • Yet the future of this creature is unknown.

  • As their species is either considered threatened

  • or endangered throughout the world wide range.

  • Still hope glows brightly on the horizon

  • as organizations like WWF and Traditional Owner Rangers

  • are constantly researching

  • and promoting the environmental preservation

  • and conservation of this species.

  • Ultimately ensuring a legacy for generations to come.

  • If you thought diving in with sea turtles was exciting,

  • make sure to go back and watch the episode

  • where I battled the treacherous seas

  • to swim in the presence of dragons.

  • And don't forget, subscribe, so you can join me

  • and the crew on our next low tide adventure.

  • (bear roars) (coyote howls)

(intense music) - [Coyote] Alright guys

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