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Category: NRIDPhoto Title: FOMA: Fort Macon State Park
File Name: turtle 071921.jpg [pid 47890]Original File Size: 3072 x 2304 pixels
Photographer: R. NewmanDate photo taken: 2021-07-19
Group: REPTILE Order: TESTUDINESFamily: CHELONIIDAE
SciName: Caretta caretta ComName: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Loggerhead+Sea+Turtle (<I>Caretta caretta</I>), Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, United States
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Hatchling breaking through to the surface.
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False Crawl
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False Crawl
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Baby found with undeveloped front flipper. Found on stormy day so taken to Aquarium for rehab. It was released later offshore by Coast Guard.
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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.

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White Loggerhead Hatchling from FOMA Nest 20-007
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White Loggerhead Hatchling from FOMA Nest 20-007
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Hatchling had flipped on back while crawling to the ocean and was unable to flipped back over. Hatchling was released into the ocean.
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nest and track

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