Turtle hatching and release dates

by ZihuaRob , Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, December 23, 2018, 00:50 (2883 days ago) @ victorio

Hola. Please excuse my ignorance, but why do they have to be released at night? There are a lot more predators at night.

Their instinct after hatching is to crawl towards light, such as a sunset, to avoid ending up as the source of a seabird feeding frenzy. It gives them a better chance to survive their first few hours.

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