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A family. Turtle with hatchlings. Do you know turtles arrive at the same location for mass nesting where they were hatched once. In these days about 8 lakh turtles have arrived & laid some 6 crore eggs on Odisha coast. After 7 years we have daytime nesting. Old pic by unknown.
Watching turtle nesting is amazing in itself. I will narrate my experience. In such times the coasts are protected by staff. The turtles arrive in hundreds and thousands to coast. They perfectly synchronize their movement with each after swimming thousands of kilometers. 2/n
After coming out of water they reach above tide line. Then using rear flippers she digs a hole of about 2-4 feet deep. Perfectly balance her above the hole. If sense disturbance she will not go for laying eggs. This is what I have heard also in many cases. 3/n
After that the mother start laying eggs. The eggs keep dropping into the hole like wet balls. And this shows best part of it. Once it start laying eggs, disturbance has least effect on mother. She will keep doing that. On average 80-100 eggs will be laid. 4/n
This is not easy. One can see drops of water dropping from eyes of mother while the process continuous. Because the procedure is painful. After laying eggs the mother cover the hole with sand carefully. It also make sure to dress surrounding also. And go back to water. 5/n
This mass nesting is a strategy to protect them from danger. To distribute the threat. And after 45 days the small turtles come from sand and enter into water. That is how life starts. n/n
Picture is representational. As I said in original tweet 'old'. Before somebody jumps and say it is not current & fake. Please read the thread for information.
During all this when turtles arrive on coast if they found disturbance they don't lay eggs. Some will dig the hole but if disturbance is there they will run away. Looking for suitable site & time. Which is not good for them.
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