Everything about Sea Turtles - Smarter Every Day 239

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Dani and Valerie work at the Verde Azul Sea Turtle Conservation Center in Costa Rica: verdiazulcr.org/
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[@smartereveryday]

I hope you enjoy this video. My thought was to not make a "KZbin video" style video.... but to make something I would be proud of for years to come. About a year ago I was presented with an opportunity to go to a sea turtle conservation center in Costa Rica. There I met Valerie, an amazing conservation researcher who has a true passion for sea turtles. When I returned home I contacted Dr. Christine Finniger who taught me more. When the Cook Museum told me about their amazing opportunity with Kale the endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, I was totally floored. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I enjoyed the experience. Also, this is the first time DJI has sponsored Smarter Every Day. The Mavic Mini is going to be a great tool for upcoming videos. I've already shot a couple of things for upcoming videos with it. If you'd like to signal to them that you're glad they've decided to sponsor Smarter Every Day it would be awesome if you'd consider going here: →bit.ly/3ePEAjS ← and use promo code KLDE2Q87JZU9 to get 5% off when purchasing the DJI Mavic Mini or Mavic Mini Fly More Combo. They didn't tell me to put this in the comment section. I legitimately like the product and think you will too! As always, thanks for watching and supporting my efforts to learn all kinds of interesting things. I'm grateful for you. Regards, Destin

[@GrapeGameplayz]

first reply

[@benq8618]

A well put together video I must say.

[@debbiedoesanything1976]

Dude, how can you come to my country and I didn't even knew about it. Bummer but I love you are exposing the good things we have done as a country, thank you very much, y pura vida 🇨🇷

[@BOT-ww3vb]

I love you

[@sawyer5061]

This mans not on youtube, he’s on National Geographic

[@tacticalultimatum]

“Can I film” - Si. “Are these babies” - Si. “What species of turtle are these” - Sea

[@ksl929]

haha I audibly laughed at this, thank you

[@mikestckl6939]

and this rocket can fly to the moon ? - Si ... Fly

[@mrjson3039]

El chiste bilingue... It craks me both ways jajaja

[@Sedonapass]

fck uuuuuuu HAHAHAA

[@Niwan8]

"I am thirsty" - take a sisi

[@garyfarrell1407]

My steps for this video 1. Click on video 2. Like the video 3. See the video is 54 minutes long 4. Pause video 5. Get a snack 6. Get a drink 7. Find a comfortable spot to sit 8. Play video 9. Repeat steps 4 to 8

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Good one.

[@jarednotter1354]

Actually step 3 is incorrect: 3a. Read this comment and realize that the video is 54 minutes 3b. Realize that your 30 minutes in and haven't gotten any snacks yet

[@RichardStormsMC]

Exactly what I did haha

[@awesomestuff9715]

@@jarednotter1354 honestly same but im only 13 minutes in and i thought the video is over lmao

[@mannfan12]

True this. But his videos are the only ones I will sit and watch every minute when they are that long because......he makes me smarter every day.

[@amyrice1625]

33:06 That's my sister!!! Turtles were the main reason she studied marine biology! It's so cool to see her talking about her passion to such a large audience!

[@aygtets]

She's doing such amazing work!

[@Pizzastan]

I appreciate her

[@RoxyLuffer]

@Devon Orr You can see as much as is needed.

[@djosearth3618]

@Devon Orr *"COVID. Protecting animal caretakers from basement-bound internerd ogling since 2020"*

[@rexcherry33]

So?

[@Killerspieler]

Destin: "That's crazy!" Destiño: "¡Loco!"

[@joshuabrigden4820]

Best comment I've ever seen 👌

[@JoshuaRennig]

@@joshuabrigden4820 agreed

[@youdoyouplayer8529]

Nailed it

[@royzala631]

This man will be able to say he has done everything in the world in a couple years..

[@phillipmichaels5459]

Hey man! I ship out to Navy boot camp August 4th, and will he eventually stationed on a nuclear submarine. I really want to see the next video before I leave, or else it’s gonna be 10 weeks until I can watch it

[@tankerkiller125]

He's literally the most interesting man in the world

[@benjaminli188]

@@phillipmichaels5459 hey man I wish you good luck

[@overtone15]

He’s probably at the top of Elon Musks list of people to take on a mars visit

[@rowdy4asbell]

Seriously tho... his life must be amazing!

[@choco2482]

me : "I wonder what his next video will be about..." Destin : "I like turtles"

[@TheSunriseAnimation]

The only more unexpected thing would have been "Turbulence is AWESOME, death to laminar flow!"

[@okie9025]

That's an old meme zoomers won't understand lol

[@basedbax7577]

"i hope its video from the nuke sub" "i like turtles!"

[@hollenjf]

"Todals"

[@hapwn]

12:30 I name him Ninja ^^

[@Seagullmania931]

50 minutes. And it was like an interactive lecture. Keep doing what you're doing Destin this is top quality content.

[@orionma5425]

If online schooling was like this, I wouldn't ever get bored.

[@andrewphillips4381]

"He's just so adorable and cute!", said the most adorable and cute person ever.

[@litmusaero2645]

Sus

[@ChrisScott113571113]

Hey Destin - I never comment. Until now. This was really well done, and your passion and wonder for the world around you really shines through. Keep up the good work.

[@smartereveryday]

Thank you for the comment Chris. I really appreciate it.

[@samuelhopely4853]

My girl and I put this on to fall asleep to (not every day you get an hour of Destin) We did not fall asleep. This was just too dang good. Thank you for your amazing work, as always.

[@donalsam829]

In a nutshell.

[@spiri_official]

Did the same, didn't fall asleep neither 😅

[@roderickwhitehead]

I had been offline for 2 weeksand was catching up on my sub feed. I was glued to the phone watching this... didn't even feel the hour slip by.

[@followthegrow108]

Same

[@daimonwilcox]

Same and ive got work in less than an hr got no sleep getting cought up in these awesome films

[@GrafRucola]

53:37 Classic Destin: I wanna know how the control surfaces of the fins work :D

[@jeg353]

That's exactly what I said.

[@arekk9188]

Learning has never been so much fun in my life. Many thanks. Greetings from Germany

[@JaliscoMe]

Right! Its like going to a Actual Releasing without being there

[@daviddayan7602]

What America really needs: "This is going to be less of a me giving you the knowledge, because I don't have the knowledge. All these experts have the knowledge." -Destin 2020

[@8b8b8b]

David Dayan If countries are ruled by experts in different fields instead of selfish politicians, the world would be better

[@alangao4693]

@@8b8b8bagreed

[@danielroder830]

@@8b8b8b Right now we have to deal with selfish and stupid politicians. They make selfish decisions and because they are also stupid, and so easily manipulated (because they are selfish) they get played like chess pieces by corporations and other big groups with influence and don't even get that they are being scammed when they sign a contract over millions for park bench. It's the worst combination.

[@fatguy9]

Some “experts” dont have your best interest

[@8b8b8b]

FatGuy True, there are selfish expert, but at least they know what is best

[@calmmosquito4927]

Just watched the whole vid and it revealed more about sea turtles that I feel I was needing to know, and Destin, THIS is why I subscribed

[@satheesh3436]

love your pfp man rip joel

[@merpatigrafikahp4916]

The fact that this video is almost 1 hour and fully edited is amazing

[@diecar128]

Destin only puts out the best content possible

[@Mordekev]

@@diecar128 AGREEE!!!!

[@KarlaAkins1]

I’m a STEM teacher and keep a photo at the front of my classroom of a baby sea turtle struggling to the sea. I use it to remind students to persevere and struggle through hard things. All the feels every day. I will be sharing this video with them!

[@RosyRosie42]

46:28 - I love this question, but mostly because of her answer. She’s not bitter that people are out there hooking the turtles. She’s happy that they’re working together to fix the accident. Her perspective is beautiful. ❤️

[@Odima16]

She's very positive, but she seems to be ignoring the fact that people are out there harming innocent turtles and fish constantly. Fishing is cruel.

[@Billy-rz1jg]

Yeah this was great. Many people that haven't fished or hunted don't understand it and have such a negative view of it but the truth is hunters/fishers are often the first ones to realize when something is wrong in an ecosystem. They spend all their time in it and they are connected to the environment. There are definitely exceptions but 99% of the fishers I've come across are genuinely kind, knowledgeable and really care about the animals they catch. Looking from the outside in I can understand why people have a negative view but after spending time around these people you learn how much they know about the outdoors and how much they want to conserve it.

[@ajfager2333]

"Just a reminder, this video is about Sea Turtles" (made my day).

[@tcu2017]

Avoids controversy, focuses on the wonderful topic and giving the information. This guy is a role model

[@pddixon]

What a lovely episode. It didn't feel like an hour at all. I like the way you 'invite yourself' and we get to come along too

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

Totally loved that he invited himself too, because your right we went along with him on that beautyful jorney with KALE.... Blessings to you and your family always from Puerto Rico with lots of love...They do the same things here in My Town in puerto rico with these beautyful, wonderful, amazine, animals, they take all the eggs and put a fence around them until they hatch,then it's time to watch them run to the waters...🐢

[@DanielNoyola]

Costa Rican here. One thing you forgot to mention is that due to the video with the straw video, there was a whole campaign here where small and big business stopped giving plastic straws. Also, the government passed a couple of laws banning styrofoam cups, plates, used for take out food.

[@danj5015]

00:00 - beginning 02:13 - Hawaii encounter 03:01 - Learning About Nests 05:50 - Hatchling Release 13:00 - Movement and Range 25:10 - Kale the turtle to cook museum 29:43 - SPONSOR - DJI 32:12 - Turtle Rehab 42:15 - Rescuing injured turtles 43:37 - transporting a sea turtle 48:55 - Kale gets in temporary tank 50:20 - why Destin loves turtles 53:18 - ending

[@greennova4576]

You are a true hero

[@danj5015]

GreenNova {*} Thank you! Now let’s hope Destin sees this, so he can put it in the discription

[@genericembarrassingusernam7843]

This is cool. Bump.

[@danj5015]

TuPaK I watched it twice, second time for timestamps.

[@safetyinstructor]

@TuPaK why not watch a 54 minute video if it's interesting?

[@pottingsoil723]

When I was a wee lad, my family and I were on vacation and stayed at the beach until sunset and even after dark, hoping to see some bioluminescent jelly fish. Instead what we found were dozens of baby sea turtles hatching before our eyes in a several shallow depressions. Of course around half of them were mesmerized by the lights of the nearby highway and started ponderously approaching in that direction which was inevitable death for such small, cute, harmless little things. So we spent about a good hour re-orienting the waywards back to the sandy surf and into the big blue ocean. I'd like to think those sea turtles we saved are still out there, thriving to this very day.

[@collinmac24]

Cool story cool KZbin name

[@JoseGranny]

There’s no reason why they shouldn’t still be out there! 👍🏼

[@heyamey]

Such a cool story!

[@elijahdefore]

Its enough to make a grown man cry...

[@Supertesttubebaby]

Potting Soil ss

[@99GAZI]

Destin could you please consider doing a video on how plastic pollution, especially straws and bags, get into rivers far away from the ocean and why sea turtles like Kale would ingest it? Love your humility in all your videos.

[@adityaitagi8565]

Man this brings tears to my eyes. Just beautiful

[@yellowcanarystudios]

Destin, I'm continually amazed by your work. Even in this video, an hour-long video about turtles, you still fully engage me the entire time. I'm even entertained by your sponsor bit where you take an unfortunate roadblock and use your own preparedness to turn your situation around. I'm happy to have been subscribed for years, and I look forward to the years to come. Thank you for being one of the most positive channels on this platform, a shining beacon in the darkness.

[@BillBodrero]

Hear! Hear!

[@roderickwhitehead]

Spot on.

[@AlaskaSkidood]

I just watched a 54 minute video. I laughed. I cried. I want to go snorkeling now. Is this KZbin? Am I ok? Thanks Destin, keep up the great work!

[@SwingingPythons]

Alaska Skidood what did you cry about?

[@AlaskaSkidood]

@@SwingingPythons When the baby turtle started moving towards the water. When Kale was swimming in the aquarium.

[@Zartymil]

@@AlaskaSkidood When his daughter says the that Kale is adorable. Oh my god so sweet!

[@spacewater7]

This brought a few tears to my eyes. Thank you Destin. My family have been involved in squamatid conservation for generations, from my grandmother who participated in sea turtle conservation in the Gulf, to me who helped countless Box Terrapins to cross the road safely.

[@RegisteredCoonass]

We drove our motorcycle from Unionville, TN to Decatur, AL to see Kale today. He seemed to be doing fine. Thank you for sharing all of this with us.

[@WeRunBrushless]

Being from the gulf coast, this makes me happy and even more honored to be a Patreon for this channel.

[@smartereveryday]

Activemachineworks thank you for supporting, I really appreciate it.

[@zaintahir5369]

Tbgifjhfh

[@WMfin]

Being from Finland, never seen a turtle and those we my exact thoughts while watching as well!

[@titaniummechanism3214]

Every part of this was beautiful. I liked that a pest control company decided to build an amazing museum showing off all parts of nature and the world around us, a very wonderful thing! And that Destin finally got himself a drone, now we can grasp more of the amazing places he's taking us!

[@GaryLane080157]

Now this video was a beautiful thing to watch... Your love for this critter is obvious.. Thank you!

[@widget3672]

I put off watching this for a while, I have heard so many people talk about sea turtles it seems like there's not much else left to talk about. Here is something totally unique, a genuinely beautiful story, a journey for you and for the turtle. I love all aquatic life, but you did a fine job of making me care about Kale.

[@TheEpicDragonCat]

Hey Destin, here’s some time stamps for your description! 0:00 Welcome Back To Smarter Every Day 1:10 Hawaii Encounter 3:08 Learning About Nests 10:00 Hatchling Release 13:18 Movement & Range 16:08 Human Threats 26:33 Turtle Nests In Alabama & The Cook Museum 30:00 This Video Is Sponsored By Djvi 32:16 Turtle Rehab 41:00 Rescuing Injured Sea Turtles 43:49 Transporting A Sea Turtle 50:22 Why I Love Sea Turtles This took awhile so I hope u use it Anyways I’m from Va so this video was real close to home!!

[@shalimarlake7852]

He put it in the description. Confused why it took so long since from my perspective the video has timestamps embedded in it (if you hover over the bar on browser it shows each section split up)

[@TheEpicDragonCat]

Shalimar Lake that’s why I wanted him to put it in the description! It’s the new KZbin chapters feature

[@k.snyder_812]

At first when I saw it was a 55 minute video I was like no way I’m watching that, then I was like, ya I am it’s a smarter everyday video.

[@JohnDoe-gb6co]

This video was so beautiful and heart warming, one of the most beautiful videos of Destin about earth's nature and the way she takes care of its creatures and how we can help her, god bless you.

[@nw124s]

Probably the best video you have made on this channel so far. It felt more like a full documentary film than a KZbin video in all the best possible ways. You are amazing Destin, never stop learning. I waited 2 days to watch when I knew I would have time to properly enjoy it, and your content is always worth it

[@adventure_hannah3841]

Destin's favorite animal: sea turtle Mark Rober's favorite animal: squirrel

[@elijahdefore]

Well said

[@kostja789]

Mark Rober should make an obstacle course for baby sea turtles and see who makes it first

[@davidgustavsson4000]

Their combined favourite animal: Squirtle

[@wilfdarr]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@fortune6858]

Their middle ground is sandy cheeks the sea squirrels

[@SuperLLL]

Amazing video. Something to savor. So much of YT is focused on making a video that will be watched over a handful of days and then promptly forgotten. Thanks for making content that is not fit for a quick binge, but rather for a profound reflection.

[@ShadowZone]

Since this is sponsored by DJI, I have to add something as a Mavic Mini owner myself: Great drone for the price and size. However: It is VERY sensitive to signal interference. I recommend having direct line of sight at all times. I had many "automatic return to home" situations because the drone lost contact to the controller. I previously had a Mavic Pro (first generation) and it was way more robust in that regard. And: beautiful video, really enjoyed watching it!

[@hobogrifter]

Your THE shadow zone?

[@hobogrifter]

For real?

[@ncpolley]

"he's so cute, he's adorable." Slam me in the effing heart man.

[@sliced4736]

That part was gorgeous

[@bethp5703]

I felt like that was me in that moment

[@jimcharamis6903]

1:20 Destin : My daughter and I love to see all the different kinds of fish Meanwhile the Fish : WTF Stop Chasing me

[@wutsupcoop]

Lol, i thought it was funny that he says fishes not fish.

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

:))

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

fishes and fish are both correct

[@wutsupcoop]

@@SpookyStorkRunningWild and that's why I love watching his videos. I learn new things even when it's not even from the video. I had to look it up but now I know.

[@Jamiscus]

Spooky Stork Running Wild Actually, they are not interchangeable. If it is multiple of one species, it is fish. Its it is multiple of different species, it is fishes

[@140gecko]

Your description of your first encounter with a sea turtle was like mine. It changed me in many ways, can't explain it. Got to my core. That was in Akuumal, Mexico in maybe 2015 and I've snorkeled with them many times now. Turned me into a life long turtle lover and person who cares about our oceans. Thanks for you video.

[@melissakolb625]

Heading to the Cook museum today from Knoxville TN. Kids can't wait to see Kale. Thanks for your videos Destin! Our whole family enjoys them!!!

[@willemvdk4886]

OK I teared up when Kale hit the aquarium in the end. This is so beautiful.

[@zakabog]

I'm not crying, I'm just applying moisturizer to my eyes

[@kashashk]

Everyone likes sea turtles. Michael Reeves (introduces himself)

[@corbinanderson6587]

Now I have a strange desire to see how Michael Reeves and Destin would interact lol

[@edwardatnardellaca]

@@corbinanderson6587 I hope to see that one day!

[@lillilacac]

@@corbinanderson6587 I feel like Destin has that mad scientist side to him aswell

[@B1iss_]

Michael Reeves go brrrrr

[@anggaadandiputra8450]

*pulls out a costco bulk size plastic straw

[@luiskbro]

I am amazed by this video and how much love and care was put into it, I'm from Costa Rica and being a marine biologist is something I would love to do but life doesn't always take you where you wish, I hope kale will have a long life at the museum and Destin continues to do this incredible work for a long time as well... if you ever come back to Costa Rica again you are more than welcome!! Good job!

[@nemanjaivanovic1126]

I have seen many videos that I learn lots from. I have seen many videos that make me emotional. Seldom have I seen a video that accomplishes both of those to the degree that this video does. The entire time, I was holding back tears - of joy for the individual animals with good outcomes in the video and of sadness for so many of their brethren that suffer in the wild due to human activities and inaction. Although I never saw a sea turtle in the wild, I have always loved these gentle creatures. But after this video, I truly feel a deep connection with them. Kudos Destin! This is how we inspire future generations to do better than ours did. Amazing work.

[@mattsnyder4754]

“Once Kale figured out what plexiglass was...” Hadn’t thought of that. But that’s hilarious.

[@anonimowyburek7207]

fun fact: "fist bump" in polish means "żółwik" a word for "little turtle"

[@gorrillawarfair]

Thats a way better name! Why doesnt everyone use that?

[@gorrillawarfair]

@Benjamin McCann 👊

[@mackallen8116]

This video made my heart happy! Thank you Destin for bring us along on this journey and showing us how beautiful these creatures are

[@lees3935]

Expert Knee Steering by Destin at 29:21! Appreciate all your work!

[@Iexpedite1]

“Be comfortable being uncomfortable” has a military equivalent “embrace the suck”.

[@thatracerguy7885]

Roger that one! Lol.

[@markhottman2652]

T R A C K I N G

[@alcapwnhb]

RLTW

[@johndemeritt3460]

@@alcapwnhb, OK, I retired almost 23 years ago. What's RLTW mean?

[@jaredwoodhouse85]

Ranger’s Lead the Way

[@Martsigras]

"this is gonna be less of a me giving you the knowledge about Sea Turtles, because I don't have the knowledge" This is one of the reasons I really enjoy your channel, Destin. You have been researching sea turtles for over a year and will have gained a lot of information about them. But instead of trying to regurgitate what you learned, you simply state that you don't know as much as the experts do, so listen to them. You are not trying to make this all about you, but about the sharing of knowledge and I applaud you for that

[@Redbeardblondie]

Sea turtles? “AYE, SEA TURTLES”

[@andrerichardson]

Hahaha :”) good reference

[@ChasingObstacles]

Destin is the “I LIKE TURTLES” meme in real life

[@jazz624]

😂bruh

[@johndudemech9471]

@@Kaiqt oof

[@adropbear09]

Nah that's me lol..

[@MrE_]

Yup

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

That meme was real life.

[@Kashby281]

51:20 "Wow what a lovely new -" **BONK**

[@DesertCookie]

I didn't even notice that. Now I can't unsee it and feel so bad for the poor guy/gal.

[@orangeflare1380]

I saw it the first time I watched it

[@FrederikLafontaine]

@@orangeflare1380 I predicted it would happen

[@FrederikLafontaine]

I predicted this video and the scenario of the turtle bonking

[@hapyharyhard0n581]

Your videos are so amazing. I love that you covered this. Seeing you work and think outside your comfort zone is awe inspiring. My 8yr old son wants to be a marine biologist and was glued to this video. He even got emotional at the end wanting to help. I love your content and think its some of the best on the web. Thank you for what you do. -Luke and Masi Torget

[@aSinisterKiid]

awwwwww yeah seeing a sea turtle face to face for the first time in the water randomly is totally an emotional experience. There is something spiritual about the way they move and the emotion in their eyes.

[@adnamamedia]

Destin I'm sure you'll never see this, but I love the long and personal videos. They're so informative and comforting to watch

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

That sea turtle is gonna tell his friends he was abducted by aliens who did weird experiments on him

[@muzzleldr]

I am really amazed by your channel. After being an engineer for GE designing and testing jet engines, I find all your topics interesting. However, this video was very special. I love seeing good people do good things. The people you met that are saving the sea turtles are a blessing. My heart goes out to Kale and hopes that he lives a happy and long life at the Cook Museum. Today, I'm a little smarter.

[@rodzilla8988]

Been watching your video for over a year and all your videos are AMAZINNNGGGGG!! This is my favorite one! Thank you for what you do in teaching all of us!!!! Thank you!!

[@threepe0]

"just a reminder, this video's about sea turtles" - yes! haha I love the proactive and effortlessly passive-aggressive checking of stupid comments

[@pirana6]

I burst out when he said that. Good call Destin.

[@alby_alby]

"How did you get here?" "Sea turtles, mate. A pair of them, strapped to my feet." "Not so easy, is it?"

[@troublewithweebles]

"Strapped together a couple of sea turtles? What did he use for rope?"

[@alby_alby]

@@troublewithweebles "Human hair, from my back."

[@orix3434]

@@alby_alby lmfao

[@cathyerley3057]

Albert kamau Kamau dang it, I recognize that conversation! I read A LOT, and I can almost bring up who's talking, but I can't quite pin it down. Please, tell me who it is/what book, or at least give me a hint - waitaminute, is it a Jack Sparrow quote? This is gonna eat at my brain. . .

[@alby_alby]

@@cathyerley3057 yes it is, Jack and William Turner. :)

[@adventureswithfig3884]

My wife's absolute favorite animal. Our first date we sat on the beach and watched a sea turtle lay eggs. Amazing experience. Beautiful creatures.

[@marylagua5079]

Kale got all the best description. Yes, definitely enjoyed it. Thank you Destin and thanks for serving..

[@andrewjkantono9155]

Sea turtle is one of my favorite animals! My father always call me “biyukuk” means turtle in banjarnese (a native language in pulau South Kalimantan) since then I love sea turtle! 🇮🇩🙌🏼. Love your video Destin!

[@idzardkruizinga]

Also love the chiron 😏

[@Dacite6]

@@idzardkruizinga yeah, it has a 1500 hp Quad-Turboed 8.0 Liter W16 Motor

[@valiodinsson5047]

The little girl near the end during Kale's nap.."He's just so adorable.." Right in the feels! The most precious thing I'll see all decade, and it's only 2020. Definitely washes away the suck where everything else is concerned about this year. I learned something new today that I didn't expect to learn...sea turtles! Thank you Destin, keep up the good work, looking forward to that next video. By the way, did the DoD ever get around to clearing the second part of that video surrounding military operations in Alaska?

[@mwater_moon2865]

I know, I kept thinking well if you going to have a pot calling a kettle black, that's the way I want it-- an adorable human calling an adorable sea turtle "so cute"

[@kindlin]

I think that's Destin's daughter, not positive tho.

[@fasfan]

That is Destin's youngest daughter. All of his kids are great kids. I'm sure they are like most families and have their moments, but he shares a lot on Instagram and in some of his videos. They are a wonderful family. But yes, his youngest is adorable with those big soft innocent eyes looking at the world with wonder and awe.

[@zombieflop]

I loved going to the old cook museum as a kid. I was just as fascinated every time. It was pretty cool getting to take my son to see it as well, but we haven't been to visit the new location yet. We are super excited now to go meet Kale!

[@dointube2]

This was brilliant! I watched the whole vodeo and loved this longer format from start to finish. Great documentary Destin.

[@joannas9655]

I appreciate how peaceful this video is, while still making me smarter!

[@livineazy24]

Destin, I'm also an Aerospace Engineer, and my wife has her Master's in biology for teaching. I can tell you, this is truly the Scientific study of the opposite of what we do. We look at getting off of this globe and they look at what makes up the globe. I have to tell you this is a good balance in an AE's life. She is the organization to my organized chaos! I enjoy her enthusiasm for the study of life and teaching our youth about it. Super glad you made this vid! Also, crazy thing is, she showed me my first S.E.D. video. Thanks for the good work you do. God Bless!

[@johnny2tons]

What a wonderful experience! Thank you for doing this, Destin. Thank you for all your work.

[@ThePaintShield]

I know this isn’t the normal KZbin format or even your normal style of video but honestly it was one of the most beautiful videos to watch. You can feel and see the honest love and respect you hold for these animals and people who help them. I hope you are proud of the good work you do.

[@ScottWaa]

There are so many amazing people in this video. I love the passion they show towards their job.

[@millersj]

That poor turtle with the straw in his nose broke my effing heart. That was excruciating to watch!

[@Matt_Hatt3r]

Destin, thank you so much for sharing this video with us! Kale is awesome! I saw that straw video probably over a year or two ago and it was enough to change my habits about straws. I no longer use them and it increased my efforts to recycle and minimize waste whenever I'm able to.

[@certainlynotmaindenless2315]

she wasn't kidding about the superman pose

[@dromedda6810]

i was sceptical at first with the whole superman pose aswell. I got corrected pretty quickly.

[@abilucksanvijeyakumaran891]

2019 : Started to plant trees, 2020 : Mark Rober - I love Squirrels : Destin - I love Sea turtles Mechanical engineer turned youtubers are so awesome 🥰❤️.....

[@giantastic]

I have four amateur theories in regards to Kale's preference for that seemingly uncomfortable position in its transportation bucket. 1. The position allowed Kale to see more than just the grey walls of the bucket, which might feel less threatening. A year rehabilitating in a tank may have taught Kale that the only way out is up, when, in the open water, the way out is in any direction it chooses. 2. Frequent treatments of the fistula may have desensitized Kale to that position, or maybe created a survival instinct within Kale that associated that position with positive outcomes. 3. Lying flat to the bottom with no water buoyancy could be an irritant to the fistula or internal scar tissue and that position could take pressure off the injury. 4. The forces from acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle might be reminiscent of waves and it might prefer aligning its anteroposterior(?) axis accordingly. A 90° turn of the bucket could test this theory. Destin, thank you. This was an extraordinarily insightful video and I must admit you've piqued my interest more than I thought a video on turtles could. Of course, the same could be said for trimming line... and pulleys... and backwards bicycles...

[@missseaweed2462]

Dude, that's smart.

[@kiirthanjeevan4790]

This is not an amateur opinion

[@fmlAllthetime]

Might be 3 options, considering Destin--from what I gathered from other comments, already tried to move the box.

[@tjmcguire9417]

Destin. Old(er) Canadian guy here. I want to thank you for your work. My children have learned so much from you that I find it stunning. This video on Sea Turtles is joyous. Keep it up lad. What I see in you is an optimal balance of science and humanity. Keep it up!

[@transcendent5158]

This was a beautiful video on so many levels, the person who studied aquatic ecology in me is so happy for you to have discovered the joys of marine life, and I'm so grateful for you shedding such a thorough light on it. Thankyou Destin. Keep doing you.

[@rlsingle00]

I have two degrees one in chemistry and the other is in biology. I am impressed with this video. I don’t think you could have given any more justice to this subject.

[@pulseworks1663]

quick science fact: the head of the sea turtle is an escape pod for the tiny men that pilot them

[@denniscuesta7009]

You could make religion out of this

[@calebcoble7468]

Dennis Cuesta Sounds more real than finding two golden tablets that only you can read 😂

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

@@denniscuesta7009 Not even close; although, God created animals before humans. Reference?: Genesis Chapter 1.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Thank you for this science, scientist.

[@OverlordMaggie]

Glad that Kale managed to be, I guess, an educational ambassador! Gonna help inspire people to care for the wonderful animals of the wild.

[@jenniferlawrence1372]

So glad the Cook Museum is getting some exposure. Alabama has a lot to offer, and I appreciate you highlighting that it isn't what people think.

[@thomasdillon8411]

My first thought at around 7:00 when the biologist was explaining how she was removing the last few remaining turtles from the nest was something along the lines of; "Wouldn't that be weakening the collective gene pool by allowing the babies that would have died naturally to survive?" I was very relieved to see that there was a crude (but at least existent) litmus test of sorts to determine the viability of these animals. You have this knack for making people ask questions about the subject matter you are trying to teach and leading them to the answers they're seeking, this is the mark of an excellent teacher. Your videos are incredibly well structured and you did in fact make me feel all the things.

[@illwriteamemo32]

I had the same thought. I also wonder what happens to the ones that choose to never go to the ocean. Do they die on their own? Are they cared for by humans for the rest of their lives?

[@skull1161]

But wouldn't it be better to help the weaker ones anyways? The species is endangered.

[@changemankind]

@@skull1161 Yes, I think so too. The evolution through natural selection is a very slow process and it will not harm the gene pool to get the maximum of baby turtles to hatch and go to sea. If the conservation effort succeeds and the population stabilizes, the evolution will continue to do its job.

[@jamcdonald120]

@@illwriteamemo32 I dont know for sure, but it sounds like a good source of turtles for zoos/aquariums

[@TimSheehan]

It would also depend whether the ones who would have died naturally are any genetically weaker or just ended up lower in the nest or were in a smaller egg with less protein.

[@swastickpaliwal6105]

Bruhhhh this video is an hour!!, Just watched the video seemed like 20 mins, man, this guy makes some awesome videos

[@ShamWerks]

MWAHAHAHA!!! I only realized the video was an hour long because of your comment, I even scrolled back up to double check! Same here, it felt like 15 or 20mns!

[@MastorProductions]

Destin absolutely deserves an award for this video! inspiring!

[@ivansitorus386]

this is the first time i dont realize the duration of a video when watching youtube. legit hooked up from the first moment, enjoying every destino moment. every superman pose. love it. thanks destin.

[@Chris.Pontius]

"I hope you liked this episode of smarter every day.." IM IN ACTUAL TEARS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?!

[@lowellarnett3172]

Second!

[@hunzhurte]

0:41"Everyone likes sea turtles." *Michael Reeves wants to:* _- Know your location_

[@dantwarb40]

I was just thinking that lol

[@chubthechonk5365]

Beat me to it

[@user-mo5qq5dp6u]

I just googled michael reeves turtles and now i hate michael reeves

[@ldmmmo9410]

@@heaawk Nope, it was not a joke when He said "He''ll FU*KING KILL ALL the Turtle by throwing tons of Straws at the them". You don't say that if you don't actually hate them !

[@markpellerin2768]

Kale looks happy... Just saying. I wouldn't have ever guessed I'd say this... I officially love turtles now too. Thank you!

[@jmfdub]

Usually I don't comment on yt videos, but i've enjoyed Destins channel so much over the course of the years and i haven't been disappointed not once, so a round of applause for destin!

[@mathewdearborn3695]

I was fortunate enough to live in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and one of my teachers was a park ranger as well and we got to go on a field trip and experience most of this first hand. It was definitely a one of a kind learning experience. Thank you Ms. Beverly

[@FennecMizar]

“Everyone likes sea turtles” *Mr. Reeves*

[@Killbayne]

_you mean Michael Reeves?_

[@yipinglim9114]

I was looking for a comment like this

[@FennecMizar]

Skyett *You know what I said*

[@redo1122]

Ah yes

[@Mirko_Doggen]

Ah yes mr Reeves would you like a plastic straw

[@joshuacook5093]

47:42 Maybe he just wanted to have his head aligned to the direction of travel. Could perhaps have rotated his box. Great video Destin

[@fliegendeuntertasse9472]

Just posted a comment with the same thought before reading yours Would have loved to see the box turned

[@kindlin]

In a separate comment Destin replied and said that he tried that, rotating the crate, and Kale still preferred that neck up orientation.

[@ciaran6876]

I've got a question for the hooked turtle rescue crew: The sign says its a 24-hour hotline, how often do you get night calls?

[@yeshuaslilbrother2085]

Thanks for that video brother. As of Florida native growing up on the gulf coast myself I'm a huge fan of all those little guys. And some of those big ones too. Been a long time subscriber and I really appreciate what you do. Both might children and myself have given up on TV. And shows like yours make for a very knowledgeable and entertaining pastime. I appreciate your morals and family ranted show structure as well. Sometimes it's hard to find things appropriate to share with our children that are still entertaining for us as well. I appreciate you and I'm thankful for you

[@sophiem4770]

I’m so glad I watched the whole thing because I loved seeing Kale cozy in the bin and them taking a nap!!