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  2. Hatchery - Wikipedia

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    Turtle hatcheries are combatting this issue by moving eggs to an area of the beach with increased shading and extra cooling factors, and increased depth of nests to hatch more male turtles. [15] The hatchlings, if healthy upon hatching, are able to leave on their own and make the trek to the ocean just like non-hatchery born turtles.

  3. Sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, reaching 1.4 to more than 1.8 m (4.6 to 5.9 ft) in length and weighing between 300 and 640 kg (661 to 1,411 lbs). [11] Other sea turtle species are smaller, ranging from as little as 60 cm (2 ft) long in the case of the Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest sea turtle species, to 120 cm (3.9 ...

  4. Sea turtle migration - Wikipedia

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    The green sea turtle migrates between its nesting sites and its coastal foraging areas. Sea turtle migration is the long-distance movements of sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea) notably the long-distance movement of adults to their breeding beaches, but also the offshore migration of hatchings. Sea turtle hatchings emerge from underground ...

  5. Flatback sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    The flatback sea turtle was originally described as Chelonia depressa in 1880 by American herpetologist Samuel Garman.The genus Natator (meaning "swimmer") was created in 1908 by Australian ichthyologist Allan Riverstone McCulloch, and in the same scientific paper he described what he thought to be a new species, Natator tessellatus, thereby creating a junior synonym.

  6. Olive ridley sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    The olive ridley sea turtle has been listed on Schedule – I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended 1991). The species is listed as vulnerable under IUCN. [1] The sea turtles are protected under the 'Migratory Species Convention' and Convention of International Trade on Wildlife Flora and Fauna (CITES).

  7. More than 10,000 sea turtle eggs were rescued from Mexico’s ...

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    Hurricane conditions can sweep turtle eggs out to sea, where they can’t hatch More than 10,000 sea turtle eggs were rescued from Mexico’s beach ahead of Hurricane Beryl Skip to main content

  8. What happens when you crack an egg underwater? - AOL

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    The surrounding egg white floats perfectly around the yolk, membrane intact. One of the divers was even able to make the egg 'dance' around by manipulating the current of the water around it.

  9. Threats to sea turtles - Wikipedia

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    Although sea turtles usually lay around one hundred eggs at a time, on average only one of the eggs from the nest will survive to adulthood. [2] While many of the things that endanger these hatchlings are natural, such as predators including sharks, raccoons, foxes, and seagulls, [3] many new threats to the sea turtle species are anthropogenic. [4]