Hoopsie! Paul Rose ist Leiter der National Geographic Pristine Seas Expedition auf den Seychellen. Dort war er zu Fuß unterwegs und störte zwei Riesenschildkröten bei der Paarung. Das Männchen war davon verständlicherweise nur wenig begeistert und jagte hinter Paul Rose her. Also was man im Kontext Schildkröten unter “jagen” verstehen kann. Riesenschildkröten sind langsam aber verdammt ausdauernd.
I walked backward out of the bushes and he kept coming—there was no doubt that he would not stop until he had seen me off the island, preferably with significant pieces missing from my legs. And so we began a ludicrous, disconcerting, low-speed chase that took us across the low grass stubble and the adjacent concrete runway and alongside the bushes. If I hadn’t put on a good finishing sprint we would still be at it.
(via TDW)