Turtle Riding on the Great Barrier Reef
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Article Title | Turtle Riding on the Great Barrier Reef |
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ERA Journal ID | 10920 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Pocock, Celmara |
Journal Title | Society and Animals |
Journal Citation | 14 (2), pp. 129-146 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 1063-1119 |
1568-5306 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/156853006776778789 |
Web Address (URL) | https://brill.com/view/journals/soan/14/2/article-p129_1.xml |
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 |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310901. Animal behaviour |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
430302. Australian history | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Tasmania |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1q79/turtle-riding-on-the-great-barrier-reef
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