{"product_id":"book-of-honu-the","title":"Book of Honu, The","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Bennett, Urusula Keuper-Bennett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoftcover, 139 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the first guide to finding and observing Hawaiian green turtles, or\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehonu\u003c\/i\u003e. It describes an exciting journey of discovery undertaken by two avid sports divers, Peter Bennett and Ursula Keuper-Bennett, who encountered their first\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehonu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwenty years ago while diving off Honokowai, Maui. The Bennetts soon realized that many\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehonu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(and green turtles worldwide) were afflicted with debilitating and potentially deadly tumors. They began to document the disease using photographs and videotape and in the process educated themselves about the daily lives of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehonu\u003c\/i\u003e. To their surprise, they discovered they were the first to make prolonged observations of a marine turtle population in its natural habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on their extensive experience, the Bennetts explain how to find and watch\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehonu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom shore and while snorkeling, kayaking, and especially diving. They describe the behaviors they have documented over the years and what they might mean. Their rich collection of photographs will introduce readers to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehonu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enot only as a species, but also as individual animals whose histories they have closely followed and recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Hawaiʻi Press","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":54774258041107,"sku":"kfz1790035706097","price":15.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/4029\/7235\/files\/book-of-honu-the_1.jpg?v=1790035711","url":"https:\/\/tentcamping.shop\/products\/book-of-honu-the","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}