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Category: NRIDPhoto Title: Turtle Predication FOMA: Fort Macon State Park
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Photographer: R. NewmanDate photo taken: 2020-07-24
Group: REPTILE Order: TESTUDINESFamily: CHELONIIDAE
SciName: Caretta caretta ComName: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Comment: Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata) dug into Loggerhead Sea Turtle nest and pulled hatchling out of nest. Turtle was still alive, taken to NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores for Rehabilitation. Wire on nest to keep large predators from digging into nest. Wire must be large enough for hatchling to escape, which allows for occasional predication from animals like Ghost Crabs.
Loggerhead+Sea+Turtle (<I>Caretta caretta</I>), Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, United States
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