Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026724W0FEA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description
雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026724W0FEA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description

Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/

Follow us on
Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews
X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News
A group of adorable sea turtles was recently captured by a passerby on video. The animals were paddling in a cooling water outlet of the shuttered Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County. The video was shared online, where it attracted over 10,000 likes and comments. It turns out the turtles were taking advantage of a strong current to wash algae off their bodies. Let’s find out more.

Strong waves crash against this concrete-lined canal, whipping up spray into the air. At least five sea turtles can be seen swimming, paddling with their flippers on the surface of the water. This rare sight was captured by a passerby at a cooling water outlet coming out of a nuclear power plant in Hengchun.

The passerby was just taking a walk on the beach to relax when he unexpectedly saw sea turtles poking their heads out of the water. The video was shared online and attracted more than 10,000 likes and comments, with many exclaiming it was incredibly therapeutic.

- Yes, we just went down and saw two. There were two or three.

The area near Taiwan’s Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant outlet has always been a popular diving spot, and snorkelers say they often see sea turtles in the vicinity.

Lee Tsung-hsien
Marine biologist
From what we can tell, these sea turtles seen in the waterway seem to be using the strong current to swim upstream and wash the algae off their bodies.

It turns out that these adorable sea turtles were swimming against the strong current gushing from the outlet, constantly paddling their front flippers to go upstream, sometimes surging forward to breathe in the spray, sometimes being swept back by the current, but persevering and continuing to swim forward. They were taking a “turtle bath”. The rising tide allowed a member of the public to capture this rare and therapeutic scene.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

#Hengchuntourism #Taiwanturtle #turtlesightings #Pingtungtourism
#台灣新聞 #TaiwanNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan