Hundreds of sea turtles

The temperature in the waters of the state of Florida, USA, lowers that the turtles cannot move normally.

Other weather often causes hundreds of turtles to "get a cold shock", a phenomenon that occurs when the water temperature drops, and drifted to the shores of Gulf, Florida, USA, New York Post on January 5. believe.

The rescue worker hardened turtles floating under the water.(Video: New York Post).

"When temperatures drop too much, small turtles in the area, even some adults will be stunned. They can't use muscles so they can't swim or raise their heads to breathe," said Jessica Swindall, volunteers at the Florida Coastal Conservancy marine protection organization, said. According to experts, this situation occurs when the temperature below 10 degrees Celsius below water.

Many areas of Florida this week face very cold weather. Heat in southern Florida is even below 4.4 degrees Celsius, according to the US National Weather Agency.

"Sea turtles are cold-blooded animals. Turtle's body temperature is equivalent to the surrounding environment so they cannot move normally. Just like humans in too cold environments, sea turtles will fall into a state of ignorance. sleep, " explains Julie Cavin, a veterinarian at Gulf World Marine Institute.

Sea turtles floated impotently under the water, some even washed ashore.

Sea turtles floated impotently under the water, some even washed ashore. To save the turtles, local volunteers conduct a long-shore test and move the boat to the turtles floating on the water.

Many organizations, including Florida Coastal Conservancy, record turtle information and take them to places like Gulf World. There, experts will warm and rehabilitate them before releasing them to the wild. Gulf World expects them to take care of about 300 turtles this week.