Sea Turtle Nest #2 Hatching @ Carolina Beach, 8/18/2007

[ndorow]

It has been estimated that one hatchling in between 2000 and 5000 make it to reproductive age (apx. 20 years ?).

[4peaceoutgirl]

did they all survive?

[vampiregeek995]

Incredible

[dltanner99]

The Dare Island Enigma is a cryptozoology novel about two boys who find something strange on an outer bank's beach see video book trailer

[ndorow]

Are you asking how long the nest was there before it hatched? Nests generally hatch 55 to 65 days after they are laid at Carolina Beach.

[TheDanny908]

how long have they been there lol?

[schmiddy1247]

theyre coming from China!

[TryOutProduction]

who the fk dont like this :s

[L4IDurMOM]

Ninja Turtles

[bethy439]

omg thats alot of cute little baby turtles

[imakilla4eva]

y did u have to be quiet?

[ndorow]

Because we don't know how loud sounds would affect the hatching. We try to minimize the impact of the humans (spectators and volunteers) who are present on the hatchlings.

[iBankai7]

wow haha just as i have imagined when i was reading the last song

[beckieexox]

@iBankai7 That is why i just searched turtle nest hatching...because i just read it in the last song! haha

[KoiBerry55]

they're so cute!!! :D

[alissah]

I just watched a turtle nest hatch today and it was amazing. =]

[JossueBarcelona]

what was that noise at 2:06??

[ndorow]

I really have no idea what that noise was. It wasn't the turtles, that's for sure. It sounds like it might have been someone getting up from a beach chair nearby. We were all trying very hard to be quiet.

[xXDyingDarknessXx]

I wanna go see this for real one day. This is amazing, its sad that only a few out of these 130 sea turtles survive in the wild.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Well probably more now that none of them died on the beach

[bluellamamonkey]

cool. i didnt expect that many to come out of the hole lol

[acamogirl]

I truly hope those that are priviledged or blessed enough to witness such an inspirational and moving example of nature, understands just how blessed and priviledged they really are.

Thank you for sharing your experience with me.

[ndorow]

Excavate means to very carefully dig up.

[kiwipink08]

So they just all happen to hatch at the very same time? Aren't any of them late hatchers?

[ndorow]

Yes. Occasionally there are stragglers which is why we excavate the nests 3 days after it hatches. We also collect data on the number of hatche and unhatched eggs.

[kiwipink08]

umm... I don't know what excavate means?

[54spiritedwill54]

absolutely amazing

[ripxmyxjeansxx]

is it legal somewhere to have a sea turtle as a pet? like in a huge aquarium in your house or something?

[ndorow]

No. Since these are a species protected by the US Federal Govt., it is illegal for any individual to be in the possession of a sea turtle, dead or alive, or its parts.

[ndorow]

Unfortunately, that would be difficult to see at night with an infared camera. My infared light is limited in range and field to about 6-8 feet.

[ArikaAnn]

they cute but next video could you zoom out a little on the wate so i can see whats happening please =(

[icebeans132]

sea turtles are awesome

[welland09]

sea turles, doh doh,,, doh.... their the turtles the turtles that live in the sea!!!! and their after me......

[ndorow]

From when the hatchlings begin to emerge from the nest to the last one entering the sea is usually only 10-15 minutes.

[ghost3itch]

damn so fast

[sexypinkmonsters]

when i saw this vid I thought the turtler were so qute!!!

[AngelDrive9]

I never seen a Turtle hatclings before.

Suprising because here in hawaii I usually see fullborn Turtles swim by when im on lifeguard duty.

[petdec007]

INCREDIBLE AND SIMPLE SO ADORABLE. tHEY ARE SO SMART AND JUST SO LITTLE TOO. pET

[foxygurl818]

cute soo many

[espltdm155]

hahahhaha they're so koool

how tiring and exhasting it must be for those teeny baby turtles to burrow out of the sand for so many hours

[edgarsheep123]

lol molest turtles

[sagaforest]

how do they know they have to get to the sea right after hatching?

[ndorow]

Mother Nature told them! They instinctively go to to light reflecting off the water. Street lights, porch lights, etc. can confuse them and cause them to crawl into the dunes or elsewhere where they would probably be eaten by predators or die due to exposure.

[sagaforest]

cool.. thanks.

[ubetcha13]

that is absolutely the best thing I have seen on youtube!!! Good work!

[animalqueen11]

there adorbable thank you for sharing that with us

[turtlegirly123]

I have acctually had the honer to see this it is absolutly amazing i would like o say you did a wonderful job filming this. :)

[ndorow]

Thank you very much for your comment.

[turtlegirly123]

so where were you when you shot this video

[animalqueen11]

uh the title says

[ndorow]

This hatching was on Carolina Beach, NC.

[turtlegirly123]

i was just wonderin like on wat beach

[ndorow]

Carolina Beach. There is only one beach at the Town of Carolina Beach.

[dicei]

aww thats so cute!

[hustlerhucci]

thank you nature

[shraddha5]

absolutely amazing 

thanks

[Imepimed]

Wow 130 baby sea turtles!! what a amazing!

Thank you!

[OutImpact]

so beautiful and amazing - thank you!

[skankytater]

Wow! What a moment to have captured on video! Thank you.