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Baby Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Mon Repos beach in Bundaburg QLD Australia

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The protected sea park of Laganas and Marathonis

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Turtle in Borneo

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Turtle in Borneo

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Turtle in Borneo

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Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).Nederlands: Onechte karetschildpad (Caretta caretta).

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A baby Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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Image title: Loggerhead turtle builds her nest caretta caretta
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Turtle in Borneo

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Turtle in Borneo

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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
This dawn nester on Blackbeard Island lays her eggs in the sand after "body pitting" and digging an inverted light bulb shaped nest. "Body pitting" is when the fe

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Are we there yet?

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Chutes and ladders on the beach. This baby is doing great!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Getting closer!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Taking a break after a long crawl!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

A loggerhead sea turtle in the National Aquarium in Washington DC

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Image title: Baby loggerhead turtle at night close up
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island
The world is sooooo big!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Climbing all the ripples and touching wet sand for the first time!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Long way to go...

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
The turtle leaves behind tiny scratches in the sand as it wobbles its way to the sea.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Hard to find in the mixed texture of the wet sand.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
One mountain of dead, dry marsh grass down and oh so many more to go!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
See how faint the trail is that he leaves behind?

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

August 12, 2010 - Dauphin Island, Alabama. Loggerhead turtle hatchlings rest in a cooler before being transported to the eastern shore of Florida. The turtles hatched from a nest that was scheduled t

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Loggerhead sea turtles begin life out of their nest about the size of a silver dollar. If they survive (most do not) they can grow to be the largest hard-shelled turtles in the world. When you're on

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Image title: Baby loggerhead turtle under ultra red light
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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Our perspective of the turtle's voyage.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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From the My Public Lands Magazine, Spring 2015: Turning the Tides
The 'Call of the Seas' draws people, sea turtles and beach mice.
story by Shayne Banks, BLM Eastern States

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Loggerhead turtle (Thalassochelys caretta)
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JIM WALTER, NATURALIST WITH EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK COUNTS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE EGGS AND RE-SETS THE NEST

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
The gentle warmth of the early morning sand comforts a young Loggerhead emerging from the nest, allowing the baby to rest and assess it's environment. At any give

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This nest was found and marked by volunteers patrolling Carolina Beach in North Carolina. On August 7, a crowd gathered at an adjacent nest that was expected to hatch that night but it didn't. Whil

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
It's a long haul, but every step is invaluable to the hatchling's survival. The hatchlings imprint the beach as they walk using the magnetic field to return 35 yea

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Climbing over the wrack and balancing on narrow, hollowed shoots is a difficult task for new turtles. They trudge on as if they do not mind the hindrance.

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August 12, 2010 - Dauphin Island, Alabama. Loggerhead turtle hatchlings rest in a cooler before being transported to the eastern shore of Florida. The turtles hatched from a nest that was scheduled t

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
It's hatchling season! The babies are emerging and ready to tackle the many challenges that come their way! This little Loggerhead is the first one out of the nest

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Closeup of a hatchling sliding over the ripples of a tide pool. This is his first comparison to the waves that await him.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Good morning! The hatchlings use the limited space in the "neck" of the lighbulb shaped nest and each others' backs to squeeze and climb out of the chamber.

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Resting in the shade before stretching his flippers, this baby needs to be alert to bypass all of the obstacles that await him on his journey to adulthood.

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
The spikes on the turtle's carapace or shell will eventually smooth out as the scutes, little "patches", grow over time.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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Entrance tracks of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Contemplating his next move. He is so tiny compared to the little holes in the sand and the fine lines left by the last waves.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
This Loggerhead baby is taking his time to adjust to his new surroundings and strengthen his muscles before his long journey to the middle of the Atlantic. Once in

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Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta carreta) escaping a net equipped with a turtle excluder device (TED). Credits: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
Baby sea turtles make their way to the sea, leaving behind a super highway in the sand. Not all babies head the same direction. Some often wander back into the du

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A rescued baby loggerhead sea turtle waves hello to the camera. This baby was uncovered in a nest at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Keith Fuller for USFWS.

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Even though most nests hatch at night to avoid mammalian predators, these little guys seem to camouflage well enough in the wrack line. Nevertheless, this place is

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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
The mother Loggerhead cries salt water tears as she lays her eggs in the white sands on Blackbeard Island. She will never again return to check on her eggs, but m

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A loggerhead sea turtle in the National Aquarium in Washington DC

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Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Archie Carr NWR, Florida

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island
Wind them up and watch them go! Their "wind up" comes from their own yolks they absorb to power them with enough energy for the next 48 hours. They will need every las

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
This hatchling has already made it farther in life than a lot of his siblings and peers. His egg developed successfully without mutations. He has overcome the thre

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May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS

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Une magnifique tortue nageant paisiblement dans un des bassins du "Georgia Aquarium" d'Atanta.

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Adult male loggerhead turtle fitted with a transmitter for satellite tracking of migratory patterns.
Credit: J. Keller, NIST
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Image title: A loggerhead turtle lays her eggs in a nest on the beach
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson, a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter based out of Cape May, New Jersey, along with members of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institu

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