Photo 60566042, (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio

Attribution © Thomas Mesaglio
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Uploaded by thebeachcomber thebeachcomber
Source iNaturalist Australia
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What

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Observer

thebeachcomber

Date

January 27, 2020 01:34 PM AEDT

Description

Watched her lay eggs for 30+ mins. Returned an hour or two later to see her making her way back to the water. Unfortunately this coincided with low tide and she struggled to get over a rock ledge. I watched her shuffle for 45+ mins before seeming to 'give up' and lay in a pool of water trapped by the rocks, presumably to wait until the tide came in. A few hours laters six other researchers assisted her back into the water.

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