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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Photo by Catalina
Published on Project Noah
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Sea turtle hatchling heading to the ocean, it hatched out from the nest after 58 days of incubation

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What a beautiful little guy. I have never seen an ocean turtle before in real life.
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