Watch Adorable Baby Turtles Crawl to the Ocean
Nesting season is from May to October.
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Credit: Doug Perrine
Beach sand isn’t the easiest place to walk, especially if you’re a baby turtle.
In this video shot by Mike Ross of Naples, Fla., young turtles carefully crawl out of the sand at Barefoot Beach and make their way slowly into the waves of the ocean.
Mike Ross of Naples shared this video of baby sea turtles making their way to the ocean at Barefoot Beach. See Mike’s photos here: http://bit.ly/1SsODya
Posted by Naples Daily News on Saturday, 1 August 2015
The nesting season for turtles is May through October, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Turtles make between 40,000 and 84,000 nests annually on the Florida coast. Each nest contains between 80 and 120 eggs.