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Buried before birth: How turtle hatchlings dig their way to the surface

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...
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Endangered Blanding’s turtles get a ‘hatching’ hand from Blank Park Zoo

DES MOINES, Iowa — A partnership between the Blank Park Zoo, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Iowa State University is helping an endangered species of turtles in Iowa. The zoo announced ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Baby Turtles Coordinate Hatching By Talking to One Another Through Their Egg Shells

Turtles are generally thought of as silent creatures, but recent evidence has emerged that at least 47 turtle species make some form of sound. Those sounds communicate various messages, from social ...
WGHP

Sea turtle hatching season begins on Outer Banks, North Carolina coast

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...
WTSP

Clearwater aquarium video captures rare nest of sea turtles emerging on Pinellas County beach

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The first documented nest of leatherback turtles successfully hatched on Pinellas County beaches. A video from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium shows the baby sea turtles hatching ...
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First sea turtles hatch in Perdido Key

Perdido Key had already logged the first sea turtle nest on Mother’s Day, making it the earliest recorded nest for Perdido Key, and tying for the earliest in Pensacola history, according to the ...
WNCT

Sea turtle hatching season well underway at NC coast

HATTERAS, N.C. (WNCN) — After about two months, sea turtle hatching season has started on the North Carolina coast. From Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach in Brunswick County up to Cape Hatteras on ...
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Code enforcement officers to help hatching sea turtles on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, Sc. (WTOC) - Loggerhead sea turtles have been hatching on Hilton Head Island for about a month. Baby sea turtles are some of the most beloved yet vulnerable creatures in our area.
WGHP

Officials warn beach drivers of late-season sea turtles hatching at North Carolina coast

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — While many ...
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Sea turtle hatching season peaks along N.C. coast

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It is now peak sea turtle hatching season along the North Carolina coast. Nests can have anywhere from 80 to 120 eggs, and once hatched, the baby turtles must make their ...
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Sea turtle hatching season kicks off in Emerald Isle

Sea turtle hatching season has begun in Emerald Isle. According to Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol on Facebook, Nest #3 of sea ...