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Flatback sea turtle

Natator depressus

Photo by PaulMcK
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Female laying eggs on a remote beach in Australia's Northern Territory. The average count was around 50-60 eggs per nest

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Comments (5)
PaulMcK
thanks, yea it was a grt op, spent 2 weeks monitoring and tagging females while they were laying
MitchRay
Yeah, turtles in the Trionychidae. They're related to Carretochelys insculpta, one you may be familiar with that lives out that way
PaulMcK
Softshell, is that a fresh water turtle?
MitchRay
Wow, it almost looks like a Softshell from this angle.

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