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Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

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Autumn is in full swing all over Japan.

Mie Prefecture's Gono-cho Ozaishotake (1,212 meters above sea level) has entered the autumn foliage viewing period, and the area around the summit has gradually changed color since mid-October, and the autumn leaf band has gradually moved down to 1,000 meters above sea level.

Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

In late November, the halfway point and the hot spring street at the foot of the mountain will also be changed into autumn clothes

Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

Mt. Unzen,1,483 meters above sea level in Nagasaki Prefecture (1,483 meters above sea level, volcano) is home to more than 80 species of plants, including maple trees and Japanese hanging bell flowers, and you can enjoy the autumn colors along the way by cable car or hike up the trails. At the foot of the mountain is also a hot spring street.

Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

The turtle is entangled in a large thousand hand snails and cannot get out?!

Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

On November 2, divers who were conducting an ecological survey in the waters off Kajiruma Island in Kagoshima Prefecture noticed a turtle floating on the surface of the sea, swimming very hard, as if drowning. After rescuing it on the boat, it turned out that its turtle shell sucked on a large thousand-handed snail of about 20 centimeters, causing it to be unable to maintain balance.

Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

The divers then helped it take the conch down, washed its back armor, and released it into the sea.

Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan
Turtles entangled in large conchs and can't get out?! & Autumn is in full swing all over Japan

Marine biologist Hingkshu says turtle shells sometimes have barnacles on them, but such large conchs are rare. Turtles hide in rock piles to avoid predators when resting, and this large thousand-handed snail may have treated the turtle as a rock.

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