badham t1_j1nvond wrote on December 25, 2022 at 11:26 PM

Reply to comment by throwawaymyyhoeaway in Tiny, 'beautiful' endangered turtle hatchlings spotted in the wild for first time in four years by Sariel007

I know! I’d have totally picked him up and put him in the ocean but I was worried I’d be yelled at for messing with the ecosystem

badham t1_j1nbmgt wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:43 PM

Reply to comment by gildedtunes in Tiny, 'beautiful' endangered turtle hatchlings spotted in the wild for first time in four years by Sariel007

I didn’t know they use light to navigate! This morning I saw a baby turtle go into the ocean during day light. It even knew to go to the watery-streams parts in the sand to be able to get into the water faster. It made it into the ocean in the end! (I think it helped that there was a crowd of 5 or so people standing around and watching it and probably warding off predators. This is in Costa Rica