Irenia

Islas Canarias (Proyecto Aegina): juvenile loggerheads

A project of Proyecto Aegina.

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2006-06-09 12:45:00
Release Location: Taliarte
Last Location: 2008-07-07 12:20:08

Background

Irenia was captured the same day and in the same location than Aroha, just in the southernmost part of Gran Canaria island. The name is due to the leading character of the book The Old Siren, from the spanish writer José Luis Sampedro. Irenia is remarkably different from Aroha in shape and coloration, as you may appreciate in the pci number 2633 and 2640 in Image Library. She was retained in captivity for one day and a half; in that time, we could find a caramel envelope between her excrements, written in arab.