Why did sailors use turtles as a supply of fresh meat?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

Sailors used turtles as a supply of fresh meat because, when they ran out of meat, turtles are the only supply of meat in the ocean that don't have a high level of Mercury in their blood (which can cause someone to get sick or die).

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