Baby Sea Turtles Hatch and Walk To The Ocean | The Dodo

Baby Sea Turtles Hatch and Walk To The Ocean | These baby sea turtles are climbing out of their nest - now they have to find their way to the ocean all by themselves!
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[@seaweaver1910]

They always forget to tell you in these videos that the baby turtles MUST be left alone to make the journey from the nest to the water......the long crawl is how they get their muscles working so they can swim and survive in the water. If well meaning people pick them up and carry them to the water, they will probably drown. So do watch and protect but leave alone to do their predestined march. Only a few will survive anyway.

[@missywink1504]

Many thanks for that info, Penelope!

[@thuy-anle1793]

I thought ur profile was Donald trump

[@cookiedee8473]

Penelope Hynam...great info. Thanks for informing us!;)

[@nickh4676]

Penelope Hynam that being said, if you do see one In a hole and likely to die, just take it out of the hole. That's what those "pros" are doing. Not carrying them all the way, just getting them out of the hindrance if they know death is certain

[@victorpeterson3502]

Penelope Hynam plus they are so cute when they march to the water

[@jameshauck9148]

They're like crawling dirty almonds I love it

[@sunnystormy4973]

So cute!♡Wish they all could survive

[@oceanlover1214]

I got to do this in Costa Rica as a part of a volunteer work. It was so worthwhile to help these as many of these tiny babies get to the ocean. I recommend it to anybody who is willing to try it.

[@donsolos]

if you actually helped them then you didnt help them at all

[@ladyJustis]

Have bread ready to feed seagulls

[@ladyJustis]

​@donsolos why would you say that

[@miaulia5768]

Wonderful turtles, wonderful !.

[@kaciemuller7999]

When they walk it's like saying FREEDOM after school on a Friday

[@cosmicmuffin322]

If you ever get a chance to help a sea turtle charity, do. Sea turtles globally have been decimated, literally, about 90% of them gone, and most species endangered. And you can help by joining groups to stop plastic entering the ocean since that's very harmful for them.

[@Steveachester]

So amazing to see all of these turtles starting a new life. Good luck to them all.

[@Steveachester]

Peace good morning.

[@snowmenot]

Baby turtle prison break

[@basquat76]

It's an amazing instincy to be born with. Theyjust know they need to get to the ocean as quickly as possible.

[@hannahhorne3976]

I watched sea turtles hatch once during labor day weekend it was the most magical thing ever

[@jefflizhifeng]

i like turtles o_o

[@mrjackbilbo]

Awesome to warch them go

[@jajones-ford2226]

Godspeed little Sea Turtles. Fare thee well

[@carolynnunes3922]

J A Jones-Ford amen! Great comment! God bless you, J A!

[@linebelanger6550]

Good luck little👶 babies

[@Reunion4ever]

Love The human helper-angels ❤️‼️

[@willberard8800]

Possibly the cutest thing in the world

[@lasigna0212]

A month ago (Im Italian) a sea turtle nest hatched in Apulia, where I live. The first night 16 babies reached the sea, and the second and the third night all of them hatched. Good luck, tiny black cuties!

[@carolynnunes3922]

LaSigna 02 how did you know about the sea turtle nest hatching? Was it on the news? Where their people protecting the nest for the three days they were hatching? Anyway, I loved your little story, and wish I knew more! God bless you!

[@lasigna0212]

Carolyn Nunes Yes, it was on the news.In Italy the hatching of sea turtles is increasing every year. The nest was discovered by a kid in May: they called the authorities and they watched the nest 24 hours per day. In the night between the 7th and the 8th of August, 16 little turtles hatched and reached the sea. In the following nights, all 78 babies hatched. On the Internet there is a very cute footage of the babies running in the water.

[@carolynnunes3922]

LaSigna 02 grazi, thank you for your swift response to my questions! That was very sweet of you! God bless you!

[@lasigna0212]

Carolyn Nunes :)))

[@tl256]

+Carolyn Nunes I've seen you in this comment section with only positive things to say. God bless you for that.

[@terriesmith8219]

This video is so satisfying!😍😍😍

[@cherriepup6527]

This was so cute! Adorable I just loved it I hope they'll manage to survive!😄😄☺☺👏👏😊😊

[@lilypiechaczek4354]

the one person who disliked this video probably just couldn't see because the were cry tears of joy so much

[@carolynnunes3922]

Hi There I loved your comment! You were such an optimist, and are always seeing the good in the situation. Please keep that wonderful attitude that you have-it will get you through life with a much happier frame of mind! Thank you so much for giving me a smile; I loved your comment!

[@lilypiechaczek4354]

Carolyn Nunes Thanks!

[@carolynnunes3922]

Hi There 👋🏾👍🏾👌🏽😘😇

[@tomservo3401]

Actually disliked it because i am trying to find a video i saw as a kid showing these turtles hatching naturally. It showed how somehow all the babies along the beach hatched at about the same time and how perilous the run to the ocean was and how few actually made it. How predators seemed to know and were also waiting to pick them off. I know today these turtles have enough strikes against them and need all the help they can get, i was just trying to find that classic film/video of them.

[@carolynnunes3922]

Lovely video. As always, I thank you for every video you post, Dodo.

[@2choosewisely2]

the slowest turtle ! :,)

[@tomservo3401]

I remember seeing a video when i was a kid showing the turtles hatching and making their way to the ocean naturally w/o people interfering. Showing all the dangers they face and how many are taken by predators just waiting.

[@MedaniMichaella]

It’s always a kind thing to help a lost confused baby sea turtle get to the water, but some baby turtles are capable of going to the water on their own. 🐢🌊

[@DongCornelius]

No you don’t interfere with nature.

[@elliewilliams8371]

I wish that they all survive.

[@kingexplosionmurder5174]

LOOK AT EM GO!! :D

[@joeschlotthauer840]

About 75% of them are going to be a snack to something.

[@carolynnunes3922]

joe Schlotthauer ...and another 15% are going to die from eating too much plastic, mistaking it for nutritious food. The autopsies they've done on deceased sea turtles are exceedingly depressing...

[@taylormiller6808]

LOOK AT ALL THOSE CHICKENS! lol, they're so CUTE!!

[@DahjerCanaan]

Do sea turtles really "walk"? I'd say they more drag themselves until they get to water.

[@smnthatj]

I wish all of them, and not just 1 or 2 of them, could live to see the beautiful ocean

[@xxxxxxxxx1652]

OMG AW

[@baudionvirginie8551]

Oh oui,bonne chance.❤❤❤

[@evanohara5794]

This makes my day just that much better.

[@woof1028]

Thx for warming my heart ❤️ and making my day.I had a bad day.You made it good 😊

[@carolynnunes3922]

Geo dash Gaming I'm sorry that you had a bad day, but coming here to this channel sure makes living life little easier, doesn't it? I'm glad that you seek out positive things to strengthen you when you've been hurt or bummed out about having a bad day. God bless you!

[@summerrn8073]

I love turtles!

[@TheDodo]

❤❤❤

[@Elsa-sf7bd]

Awww YAY

[@rosebudd6576]

Cute

[@houchi69]

There should be a direct link to Moana helping baby turtle fending off the annoying birds.

[@corgispider8765]

That's a lot of turtles...

[@angelika801]

I wish i had a baby turtleee so cute

[@capespring]

turtle eggs are delicacy with locals in certain areas that lacks enforcement to protect

[@carolynnunes3922]

capespring ... and that is one of the reasons why sea turtles are in drastic decline. There are folks that just aren't hot conservation. And they see them as an easy meal. Everybody needs to be educated on conservation!

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Follow the leader @:48.

[@danielaapostol5676]

SUPER

[@goneforgood469]

this made my day

[@virtuosyc]

when you realize there's actually a non-nope finally crawling out of somewhere

[@cryptidofthemarshes1680]

I WAS SO SCARED THEY WOULD ACCIDENTALLY GET STEPPED ON AGH

[@hologram-companion2633]

Cmon bruddas, it is time to ambush!

[@icequeen8531]

The love is in the water!

[@barkbark23]

oh little do they know they are gonna get eaten by birds

[@bail3yb]

Only experts should help, yes we get that, but if I happen to walk up on some sea turtles trying to make their way to the ocean, I am absolutely going to make sure they get there unharmed!! Im not letting the “circle of life” get involved!! Lol ❤

[@briannamiagymnasts6408]

AWWW 😊😊☺️☺️☺️

[@nxcts20]

it seems so easy to accidentally step on the nest..

[@carolynnunes3922]

Nathaniel Park that's why they had the wooden stakes with plastic ribbons on twine around the area so that nobody would walk over the nest...

[@evimarioli3039]

I think they shouldn"t toutch them ........but ok

[@carolynnunes3922]

Evi Marioli these were professionals who wanted to make sure they didn't wander astray, (streetlights can disorient them), and if any of the hatchlings accidentally got flipped over on their back's, they turn them right side up again. I think they are also supervising to ensure that predators don't pluck them from the sand, before reaching the ocean, or that other ignorant people don't interfere with their very first trip to the ocean, where they will hopefully live long and happy lives, and will only return back to where they were hatched to lay eggs, so that the cycle of life begins again...

[@tl256]

+Carolyn Nunes I cannot find a reason why some people interfer with the turtles as there crawling in a negative ways, just let them live life in peace. (talking about teenagers and other who interfere not professionals)

[@evimarioli3039]

Carolyn Nunes yes.....but the turtles must learn how to be indipented........anyway....the excperts were trying to help

[@10thcharacter36]

Don't you want to help these little guys out of the nest and into the water? And I think I would also be using a badminton racket to keep birds off of them... ahem gently of course. lol

[@KAZUYADOG]

Well done on making it a safe journey from the nest to the sea for the Turtle's,cant help thinking that if this was a beach in China all those baby's would be on the menu.

[@carolynnunes3922]

KAZUYADOG not just in China, but in Mexico, or any other coast line were these turtles lay their eggs. People enjoy eating sea turtle eggs. But the time is come for people to see us this practice, and allow them to live. There are far too many sea turtles dying due to plastic pollution in the ocean is the theme of state for food, and it's getting more difficult for these poor sea turtles to survive to live to an old age...

[@hassinakhan6642]

Instinctual.

[@sabrinalocke2846]

Good luck little ones!!!! :")

[@somethingnew8289]

Very interesting!!!! And also cute!!! Imma steal one. JK!!! Wait in danger!!! :O NOOOO!!! SAVE THE ANIMALS :c

[@somethingnew8289]

Peace why thank you buddy. Bless you.

[@somethingnew8289]

Peace I mean : you too :3

[@iamok5417]

Holy crap! Are those turtles all in one nest?

[@carolynnunes3922]

Thricesareanimals dirtyashit from a Google search cut and paste: "How many nests are laid in Florida? Along the Florida coast, sea turtles annually make between 40,000 and 84,000 nests. How many nests does each female sea turtle lay? Females nest every two to three years, laying several nests on sandy beaches. After digging a hole and depositing about 80-120 eggs, the females fill in the hole with sand and camouflage the nest before returning to the sea. How many species of sea turtles are listed as endangered or threatened? All five Florida species are listed as either endangered or threatened. The federal Endangered Species Act lists the green, leatherback, hawksbill, and Kemp's ridley turtle as endangered. The loggerhead is listed as threatened. This makes it illegal to harm, harass, or kill any sea turtles, their eggs, or hatchlings. It is also illegal to import, sell, or transport turtles or their products. How many species of sea turtles are there in Florida? Five species of sea turtles can be found in Florida: Hawksbill Turtle Kemp's ridley Loggerhead Turtle Leatherback Turtle Green Turtle"

[@stvrmvk1040]

probably thirsty 🤔

[@damotoneko1500]

Okay, so it's okay to lift them up and turn them but not carry them all the way to the water because their stroll trains their fins so they'll be able to swim. Gotcha. But what if they have been walking the wrong way? How does one help there?

[@szaki]

More turtles, more food for fish and birds! Great! Also, don't they hatch at night and walk to the sea, it's more safer?

[@carolynnunes3922]

szaki from a google search cut and paste: "Artificial Lighting-Nesting sea turtles look for dark, quiet beaches to lay their eggs. Lights from buildings along the beach distract and confuse the females as well as the hatchlings. When the young turtles emerge from the nest at night, they are drawn toward the lights instead of the water. A single light can cause hundreds of misdirected hatchlings to be killed by automobiles on nearby roads and parking lots, dehydrate in the morning sun, and increase their chance of being killed by predators like birds, crabs, and even cats. Coastal Armoring-Sea walls, sandbags, and other barriers built to protect beachfront property from erosion block female turtles from ideal nesting grounds. The developing coastline is rapidly encroaching on suitable nesting beaches. Beach Nourishment-Another way to combat property erosion on beaches is to bring in truckloads of sand. If the sand is of a different consistency or is too compacted, the nesting behaviors of turtles can be drastically altered. If the renourishment is done during nesting season, there is also a possibility nests will be buried too far underground or be run over by trucks. Pollution-Everything from oil spills to fertilizer runoff can contaminate the ocean habitat of the sea turtles, killing their food sources and causing terminal diseases."

[@szaki]

Thx! Good write up! Welcome to civilization! That's why many places, turtles hatched artificially and released at the right time by volunteers.

[@alisonaboushaheen3696]

I want sum!

[@n7nobodycats]

"pros"

[@leslie2499]

This video should be arrested for murder.... CAUSE I DIED OF CUTENESS!! 🐢🐢❤❤🐢🐢

[@laurieh6783]

Yall aint supposed to touch them

[@ladyJustis]

Have bread ready to feed the seagulls 😢

[@PokerGrind02]

Yummy

[@carolynnunes3922]

Quality Videos NOT amusing! See turtles are on the decline, and people need to quit eating sea turtle eggs and sea turtles! This channel is for people who love animals, and want to learn more about them. For you to say, "yummy," is obscene,, and is upsetting to read!

[@PokerGrind02]

Carolyn Nunes Turtlz tasty. I put them in freezer Aliveez

[@PokerGrind02]

Yazzzz dodo understand I trull

[@memeimhere]

I thought you were Not allowed to touch or help them?

[@alyssasolosky6660]

These turtles could be endangered. Plus, the people helping were pros, and only helped them stay on track (like picking up stragglers and putting them back on the right path) It's not like they picked them up and put them in the ocean.

[@carolynnunes3922]

LivingAdream these professionals are merely supervising their trip from hatching to the ocean. If one flips over accidentally onto it's back, or wanders to far astray, due to streetlights disorienting them, he professionals will gently guide them back toward the ocean. They are in search for if Ikelea dwindling numbers, that every hatchling life is precious. There are even some places where they will collect the eggs, allow them to hatch and keep them for a few weeks until they're bigger and stronger before releasing them into the ocean... I think this is done on some of the beaches where they need to rescue the eggs before poachers, to collect the eggs, to cook and sell as delicacies...

[@gulsumakbaba3094]

Ovmayngat

[@crystalbahena2124]

I wish one of them would be my pet

[@thuy-anle1793]

So Kawaii!! Also Ima 5th comment! YAY

[@itsyourgrandpa7421]

Thuy An Le sureeeeee

[@derpchannel4409]

TURTLESS

[@teacupyorkies9458]

This video is so emotional because that's the same way I'm waiting to make it to heaven my family and friends to see Jesus

[@DongCornelius]

Why wait when you can just off yourself?

[@rusty1491]

Awe you cut out the part where the seabirds kill most of the babies.

[@bigfootwithinternetaccess2925]

well im early