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Sea Turtle Nest #3 Hatching @ Carolina Beach, NC 8/30/2007

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Uploaded by on Sep 2, 2007

This is an 8:35 video I took of a loggerhead sea turtle nest hatching at Carolina Beach, NC on August 30, 2007. This nest bore 123 live hatchlings. This video was shot under natural light until towards the end of the hatching when I needed an infrared light to brighten the subjects. It is very unusual for a sea turtle nest to hatch during daylight hours.

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  • where did you see them hatch and were do u find them

  • The mature female turtles crawl from the water up the beach to the sand dunes and did a hole a couple feet deep where they lay 80-120 eggs. The eggs hatch 55-65 days later usually at night. You just have to be in the right place at the right time to see them. These nests are laid mostly in June and July along the southeast coast of the us and throughout the Caribbean area.

  • Great post , thanks

    It would be great if they just left the turtles to find their way by their self with no involvement from human.

  • Yes it would be great. Unfortunately, these nests are located very close to residential areas and the risk of their being attracted to dry land by street lights, porch lights, window light, etc. is too great. State regulations that govern how humans may interact with the turtles are followed strictly. We are just doing our best to try to ensure their survival.

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  • 4:13 - 4:20 I like the turtle that rolled back in the hole haha. That was so cute.

  • its funny to watch them spend 5 minutes getting out of that hole just to turn around and walk back in.

  • Precious !!  Cowabunga !

  • so did all the sea turtles survive?

  • Hmm.. At 5:45 I think one of them needs a map. (Thank for you for posting this, I love turtles.)

  • Does not matter, great post, very nice to see all people happy and excited to watch that live on the beach.

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