On the island of Tutuila in American Samoa (a U.S. territory), there is a location called Turtle and Shark ("Laumei ma Malie") which is important in Samoan culture — the location is the site of a legend called "O Le Tala I Le Laumei Ma Le Malie", in which two humans are said to have transformed into a turtle and a shark. According to the U.S. National Park Service, "Villagers from nearby Vaitogi continue to reenact an important aspect of the legend at Turtle and Shark by performing a ritual song intended to summon the legendary animals to the ocean surface, and visitors are frequently amazed to see one or both of these creatures emerge from the sea in apparent response to this call."