Turtle Seems To Mourn At Memorial For Other Turtle

Dozens of people flock the shoreline at Laniakea Beach hoping to get a glimpse of the Hawaiian sea turtle. News of the slaughtering of "Honey Girl," a frequent visitor to turtle beach, has generated even more interest in the threatened species.

But what happened Monday afternoon tugs at your heart even more. A large male, known as "Kuhina" suddenly appeared on the shore and quietly made his way to a memorial that volunteers had set up for Honey Girl.

"They had to move the ropes aside so he could come straight up through and just came up and put his head right near the memorial right near the picture and just stayed."

Kuhina stayed for hours. Volunteers say it appeared as if he never took his eyes off her picture.

"Heart breaking to see those images but it was also so touching just to see him come up and be so close to the memorial it was almost like he was coming up to say goodbye."

Science often discourages attribution of human motivation or behavior in animals. This story provides a different perspective.