Turtle Nest Hatching 8 12 09 Gulf Shores Alabama B3

more turtle hatching videos at http://www.turtle-hatching.com This nest is located on Laguna Key, Gulf Shores, Alabama. It contained 111 eggs. It was found June 19, 2009 by Tom Dodd, a volunteer from "Share the Beach." The eggs hatched on August 12, 2009. The first egg hatched at 4:30 p.m. during a thunderstorm. 107 more followed at 7:30 p.m. This is an unusual daytime hatching of loggerheads. The video includes the "boil" when the baby turtles climb their way to the surface after emerging from their eggs. Special thanks to all the visitors on hand who were particularly cooperative and considerate of the turtles as they made their trip to the Gulf. Website for the group at http://alabamaseaturtles.com/

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Pets & Animals

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• cute
• wildlife
• animals
• baby turtles
• hatching
• gulf shores
• gulf coast
• beach
• sea turtles
• eggs

[dawmlw]

Our protocol does not allow us to touch the hatchings without gloves @ we aren't suppose to just "pick them up" unless there is a need. Wish we could but it has to do with the tranfer of bacteria plus, they need the walk to the water to get themselves all stretched out for that dip in the water - kind of like exercise prior to the big event. Once the mothers lay the eggs, she is done with them. She lays eggs on the beach where she was born, somethings 3 nests a season. The fathers are absent

[dawmlw]

They naturally go towards the light - say the moon light on the water. However, due to uncontrolled building on the coastline, the turtles would go to the lights from the condos/houses and end up on the roads being killed. Thus, Share the Beach, was started on the AL Coast in the early 2000's. I am a volunteer with that group - we all are wearing green shirts. When they hatch, we had a trench dug and our job is just to see that they make it to the water.

[ragtopman242]

We're whispering because?

[dawmlw]

Noises and vibrations are "felt" by the turtles in the sand prior to hatching. They fear predators - like dogs, fox, etc. In our training we are taught to be as quiet as possible.

[rommell83]

ipK4santas, my reply to you is that we put them in the position they are in so it is our responsibilty to help them.

[dawmlw]

Thanks rommell83, Humans created this, just as the shrimping industry did until the installation of TED's which still does not keep all turtles alive that enter their nets.

[boppyx3]

wow, that is so cool! Great job in helping these babies. They have a tough time surviving oil spills , pollution, and predators but at least they have a good start thanks to people like you! Keep up the good work...

[Fireball128934675]

as much as i don't want them to be eaten. Protecting them disrupts nature, yes it's cruel but humans shouldn't disrupt the natural order of things.

[layla1423xo]

so beautiful i want to help

[The1TubeYou1]

i live in gulf shores and ive never seen this

[SherrySander]

Never gets old does it!

[EdwardNygma1]

This is really cool of you guys to do. I abosuletely love turtles, and I would LOVE to see them hatch. Is it a bad thing to pick a baby up and stroke it gently, or carry it to the water? And do mothers ever come back for their babies? What about fathers?

[Cirvantes123]

how do they all hatch at the same time?

[AJHM1991]

can any please tell me how do sea turles know which way to go after hatching?