Moving turtle eggs from beaches into hatcheries is a common practice to protect them from some of these threats—at least until they hatch. But a study published June 13 in Frontiers in Ecology and ...
Earlier this year, employees at the aquarium noticed a female Spotted Turtle burying her eggs in the sand ... “The successful hatching of these spotted turtles is a direct reflection of the ...
A turtle laying her eggs on Lady Elliot Island ... “We typically get our first nests hatching at the end of December, but the peak is during February where there will also be a crossover ...
I didn’t hear it when they were hatching or when they were out of the egg,” she says. The baby turtles appeared to be communicating with each other while still inside their shells.