Turtle riding on the Great Barrier Reef
Contribution to Journal
Authors | Pocock, Celmara (Author) and Pocock, C |
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Journal Title | SOCIETY & ANIMALS |
Journal Citation | 14 (2), pp. 129-146 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Leiden, Netherlands |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/156853006776778789 |
Abstract | Turtle riding was once a popular activity among holidaymakers at the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia. In the first half of the twentieth century. it was a significant way for tourists to engage with living marine life. The turtle breeding season offered tourists an opportunity to see female turtles emerge from the sea and come ashore to nest and lay their eggs. They could also witness emerging hatchlings scuttle from shore to sea. This sea-land-sea transformation facilitated unique forms of human-nonhuman animal interaction and was integral to visitor affection for, and affinity with, sea turtles. © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2006. |
Keywords | turtles; tourists; Great Barrier Reef; turtle riding; turtle-riders; islands |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310901. Animal behaviour |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
430302. Australian history | |
Public Notes | Author retains copyright |
Byline Affiliations | University of Tasmania |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Scopus ID | 33646777816 |
Title | Turtle riding on the Great Barrier Reef |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1q79/turtle-riding-on-the-great-barrier-reef
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