The Turtle Kraals Museum is an old turtle cannery. Up until 1971 it was legal, and profitable, to catch/kill/eat sea turtles in the United States. The Kraals is an old cannery where sea turtles were harvested and sold.
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Baby Kemp's Ridley turtle named "Squirtle"
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Another shot of Squirtle
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Look at the size of this leatherback turtle shell
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View of the building from the dock
2 comments:
I love this Pics!
http://thewillyboy.blogspot.com/
I need to know. Sold for WHAT?
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