The Green Turtle's Sacrifice
Lindsay C. 1996. The Green Turtle's Sacrifice. Natural History. 105(1):46 - 51
Indonesia, whose beaches are ancestral nesting grounds for green turtles, is now one of the most populous nations on Earth. Stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, it is an archipelago of several thousand islands rimmed by endless beaches, uninhabited and inhabited, black and white. In the middle lies Bali, a land of myriad festivals that call for blood sacrifices. Green turtles have become the most valuable offering. In Balinese myth, a turtle is the foundation of the universe. Unfortunately, the mythical turtle is likely to outlast the real one.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Lindsay, Charles
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Cultural, Culture, extinct, harvesting, Human Impact, Ritual, threaten