Can you even handle this cuteness? Australian scientists at the University of Queensland are using fashion to help with a new experiment, creating special turtle clothing that looks like swimsuits (especially when you don’t forget that those little guys are top-notch swimmers).
PhD scholar Owen Espresso and researcher Carmen Da Silva of the college’s College of Biological Sciences are investigating the diets of endangered sea turtles. After discovering that it has been difficult to collect samples from the animals’ water tanks, Coffee found he would need a diaper-like garment to make retrieval less complicated.
He tried a series of techniques before ending up on a suggestion from a person at the faculty’s learning center to create a one-piece.
The tiny suits, as modeled by the happy little guy above, are made with rashguards acquired at neighborhood second-hand shops, which explains the cheerful, bright colors.
“After a few changes, including a Velcro attachment to the nappy, we hope to have come up with the perfect approach to our unusual problem,” Dr. Kathy Townsend, the mind who suggested this fashionable concept, advised a college reporter. “The suits were easy to put on, comfortable for the sea turtles to wear, looked incredible, and Owen was able to collect a complete fecal sample.” Everyone
Tiny Turtles in Swimsuits Will Make Your Heart Explode!
Can you even handle this cuteness? Australian scientists at the University of Queensland are using style to aid a new trial, creating unique turtle clothing that looks like swimsuits (especially when you remember those little guys are very good swimmers). Owen Espresso, a PhD student at the university’s Faculty of Biological Sciences, and researcher Carmen Da Silva are investigating the diet of endangered sea turtles.
After realizing that collecting samples from the animals’ water tanks has been difficult, Espresso found he needed a diaper-like garment to make retrieval easier.
They tried a few series of strategies before ending up on a one-piece creation suggestion from someone at the faculty’s research center. As per the happy little boy model above, the tiny fits are made via rashguards collected from nearby thrift shops, which explains the cheerful, bright colors.
“After a few adjustments, such as Velcro attachments to the nappies, we hoped we had the perfect approach to our unusual problem,” Dr. Kathy Townsend, the brains who advised the trendy concept, told a university reporter. “The fits were easy to wear, comfortable for the sea turtles to wear, looked amazing, and Owen was able to collect a complete stool sample.”