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We’ve got baby turtles! First sea turtle eggs laid on SoCal beaches have hatched
A number of rare sea turtle eggs laid on Southern California beaches in September have hatched.
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Screenshot from a video from the Aquarium of the Pacific
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Eggs from the first confirmed sea turtle nests found on the U.S. West Coast have hatched.
"We are excited to share that some of the olive ridley sea turtle eggs from Seal Beach successfully hatched after a 58-day incubation period," said the Aquarium of the Pacific in a social media post.
The Long Beach-based aquarium has been keeping watch over 204 Olive Ridley Sea Turtle eggs, laid on Seal Beach and Huntington Beach in September.
The aquarium said the hatchlings were released early this morning in a coastal area with little light and human disturbances.
Baby turtles, the aquarium said, go through a “frenzy period” after hatching, where they swim nonstop for up to two days
The eggs came from the first confirmed sea turtle nests found on the U.S. West Coast. Scientists say unusually warming water tied to El Niño likely drew the rare turtles to the Southern California coast.
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If you see a stranded sea turtle, immediately notify a local lifeguard. If a lifeguard is unavailable, contact the NOAA California Sea Turtle Stranding Line at (562) 506-4315.
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