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Scorching Sun
Stop 🛑 and Watch 🥹 Momma sea turtle digging the nest with her back flippers, laying eggs, covering it with sand, and heading back to the water by sunrise. 🐢 • The Olive Ridley Project team in Laamu were very lucky to encounter a nesting green turtle at sunrise! 🌅 🐢 Sea turtles normally come up to nest at night time to avoid predators and the scorching sun for both themselves and their eggs. 🥚 The whole nesting process can take anywhere between 2-3 hours, and starts with the female…
