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Loggerhead sea turtle (Χελώνα καρέττα)

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Field Notes

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I spotted this reptile, on the beach Mia Lakkos, Soullaroi, Paliki, Cephalonia island, Greece. After 2 years of trying to watch a caretta caretta hatchling, finally this year I was lucky enough to see at least one baby longerhead turtle , with the help of specialized Archelon volunteeers, taking it's first dive!

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Comments (33)
ChristosMaroulis
Λεωνίδα πραγματικά ήταν για μένα μια ξεχωριστή στιγμή που δεν πρόκειται ποτέ να την ξεχάσω!! Σ' ευχαριστώ πολύ για το σχόλιο και τα καλά σου λόγια!! :-)
ChristosMaroulis
It was a fantastic experience for me armadeus.4!! Thank you very much for your kind comment!!
DanielePralong
Congratulations Christos! Fantastic spotting and experience.
Leonidas Kyrgiakos-Λεωνίδας Κυργιάκος
Congratulations Christos!!! Excellent moments only for this small turtle that made his or her first steps to his or her new amazing life but also for you because as far as I can understand these pictures made you so happy!!! Keep up the good work! Συγχαρητήρια Χρήστο... Ελπίζουμε να δούμε και άλλες υπέροχες φωτογραφίες από τις περιπέτειες σου!!!!
DespinaTsafetopoulou
Congrats Christos for your SOTD, well done! It's a wonderful spotting, I'm so happy for you!
ChristosMaroulis
It was a dream for me!! I felt very lucky!! Thank you very much AshleyT!! :-)
ChristosMaroulis
Hello KarenL!! You are absolutely right in what you say!! I hope and wish the little turtle to have succeeded!! It was a great pleasure for me the wonderful contact with this great creature of nature!! I am also happy because through this wonderful project (Noah) the baby hatchling could make an equally important trip!! Thank you very much!! :-)
The MnMs
Congratulations! Very pretty!
RobThacker
Congrats on your SOTD, nice narrative.
Liana
Congratulations on SOTD Christos! What an amazing experience and incredible privilege to be a part of for you. Thank you very much for sharing :)
Ashutosh Dudhatra
Congrats Christos.....you're lucky!.....consider adding it to mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/737626014
AshleyT
Lucky you for getting to see one! Most of us can only dream of seeing this :) Congrats on sotd!
KarenL
Congrats Christos, your wonderful series has earned you Spotting of the Day! A newly hatched loggerhead sea turtle makes its perilous first journey to the ocean - It's estimated that only one in a hundred hatchings survive their first few days and they are at their most vulnerable during their passage across the sand. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/10154561533055603 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/507727460885356545
DespinaTsafetopoulou
OMG, what a precious cute little baby! Well done Christos, such a beautiful spotting!

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Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)
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Reptiles of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Reptiles in Greece
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Biodiversity of Cephalonia island, Greece

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2014

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