Baby Sea Turtle Battles Ghost Crab

Newly hatched baby sea turtles vs. ghost crabs. In South Africa’s east coast, the female turtles have come to lay their eggs in the same place their ancestors have nested for generations - an incredible journey we witness from start to finish, as the babies hatch, battle predators like ghost crabs, and begin their solitary lives at sea.
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[@willnorris8430]

So baby turtles are basically born into D-Day.

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

Welcome to the jungle

[@bigdog517]

Reverse D-Day!

[@stopcallingmechrispratt]

Human babies: WAAAAAAAh Baby turtles: world war 3

[@hobomike6935]

Imagine D-day, except you’re *retreating* back into the water, and have no attack rifles/hand grenades to defend yourself with.

[@Qsergio123]

DARNELL NOOO!!!

[@pandaescarlate7268]

Imagine being just born and having to walk a marathon through desert

[@AlexanderTheGoodEnough]

To end up in an ocean full of hungry things out to get you....for every day until that day they get caught.

[@RageOfTheTiger]

It would be tough, but I'd say baby turtles have built in instincts to battle through it. Many anyway.

[@uriyahbelizario912]

oof that would be crazy but im glad i don't have to

[@Prestobaggins12]

Thats why its survival of the fittest, literally🤣🤣🤣

[@anousenic]

Human birth isn't exactly a walk in the park for the baby either :P

[@frooty9508]

I just love how turtles were born in a battlefield

[@stocking_simp4825]

*battlefield music plays *

[@BowserTGT]

@@stocking_simp4825 **Bob omb battlefield plays instead**

[@vr395]

Why do you love it

[@Luaksz]

It is odd that one of the heaviest tank builds start out with such low stats. Definitely a play style that requires a lot of sheer will and perseverance

[@Vanyali]

it's not a battlefield in a battle you can assume both party's actually have a fighting chance ! turtles don't, every obstacle is most likely their last...

[@epicdreamkid]

and this, ladies and gents, is why i let my siblings go first.

[@kingpinoutlow8105]

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[@lisaellis2593]

Ha!Ha!

[@abirmef9510]

Hahahah

[@takayamayoshinobu5838]

this ladies and gentle man, is why i make ghost crabs now attack last

[@nopvp5326]

I would agree but I'm not let any danger happen to my brothers

[@bayumahendra1797]

I loved how they change subject from baby turtle to octopuss

[@Charlie_Loves]

Might be a multi organism documentary

[@djbenje4019]

And yet the title says "Baby sea turtle battles ghost crab" and this is nowhere to be seen... Will never watch anything from this channel again.

[@ayushs_5]

Octo"puss"

[@marimo66666]

octopuss in a glass tank 😂 7:42

[@worldview2134]

There was no crab battle with turtle

[@DOXO881]

Crab: "You are mine, baby turtle!" *A shadowy figure appears* Chef Hiro: "Good afternoon, crab."

[@purpleemerald5299]

*”AND HERE COMES THE GIANT KNIFE!”* *_”HIRO NO-“_*

[@justsomeguywithaquestionab3175]

Man of culture for referencing that youtube channel.

[@junviadnes]

I've never been so angry with crabs not until now.

[@venus3069]

Be angry with the humans, the floodlight makes them think its daytime and safe

[@daimao5184]

@@venus3069 or specifically the camera crew

[@mannysong1752]

Why for eating a easy protein source?

[@trexlazerbeamxplosion268]

@@venus3069 I know right. Those humans splicing together shots from different locations are so terrible! And damn those humans for the flood light! Don’t they know they are hurting the ghost crabs 360 vision! Don’t they know that these nocturnal predators don’t need the light messing with the compound eyes! Don’t they know that these crabs would probably be more successful in the darkness!!! 😎😎😎

[@onlyfax4901]

@@mannysong1752 they don't care as long as it looks cute they could care less about population control or nature

[@kcat420]

Woah, imagine how large each grain of sand would seem to a turtle. The sand must feel so much more coarse to them than it does to us

[@jeff.fliehman]

thats why they always tell you to let sea turtles walk themselves to water you can guide them just dont move them then use the sand to gain strength to learn to swim

[@USERZ123XD]

That one turn into Darth Vader

[@HaloHighlightz]

The shot at the end when the octopus grabs the crab while the fish look on is like an episode of What Would You Do?

[@coopernoble6139]

Your neighbor gets snagged by a blue ringed octopus. What would YOU do? Hi. i’m john quinones

[@miracleboysatori7160]

@@coopernoble6139 cue *time stop*

[@tapetio2344]

LMFAOOOO

[@chinabluewho]

Sorry but for that show to be relevant they would have to be in a white area using a non white person to portray whites as racist.

[@mokyodai]

It's so sad turtles are so vulnerable, even after reaching their adult stage.

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

yeah we should edit there genes to become predator and eat those who eat them lol.

[@vanshmehra7140]

Ever heard of a snapping turtle my man?

[@antimonitor7768]

Vulnerables? They bully sharks my boy xddddd And they maybe just not smart enough to understand what plastic is xd

[@mokyodai]

@@vanshmehra7140 I don't really generalized their species, but I was pertaining to sea turtles not the invasive freshwater ones.

[@mokyodai]

@@antimonitor7768 lol what? How on earth turtles bully sharks? More like they're being preyed on the large fishes.

[@sirpibble]

So let me get this straight, its dangerous for them to travel at night So this camera crew shows up and shines a flood light on them so they think its day time and safe to move and they get eaten by crabs

[@beepboop8973]

I thought you were gonna do a Nicki rap for a moment

[@Eoccdb]

@@themexicanjesus3079 that doesn't really add much to their comment.

[@themexicanjesus3079]

@TormentedTerrorizer he is saying the baby sea turtles think it’s day time because of the light from the cameras. When in reality the baby sea turtles manly hatch at night not the daytime. and they do that because there are less predators at night and also because they follow the light from the moon which helps guide them to the ocean. Also if you look closely the light from the cameras are guiding the baby sea turtles to the ocean. You could look it up if you would like to learn more about baby seas turtles

[@marcystone4039]

@@beepboop8973 so let me get this straight wait I’m the rookie , but my features and my shows ten times your pay , 50k for a verse no album out .......

[@soda2746]

Most of them still would've died either way

[@comarcampbell365]

I'm really glad that the baby turtle fought his way out and into freedom

[@huntermcclovio4517]

not the same, that was a different one....lol

[@comarcampbell365]

@@huntermcclovio4517 dam now I feel sad

[@huntermcclovio4517]

@@comarcampbell365 lol....sorry I ruined it for you. =)

[@comarcampbell365]

@@huntermcclovio4517 nature I guess

[@edrusmohd8413]

I'm glad I was born in hospital on comfy bed. I couldn't imagine starting as a newborn, I need to cope with the survival mode without any of the guidance of my parents. I need to be even grateful of being sustained up until today, although suffering with the pandemic. I wish the best for all who read this!

[@Lrr_Of_Omikron]

I've never wanted to reach through my screen to punch those crabs so badly.

[@isaacennis2077]

Are you a blood?

[@_hyva_]

I rooted for the crabs lol

[@Lrr_Of_Omikron]

@@isaacennis2077 damnit dude that made laugh. I know most people have no clue what your talking about tho.

[@isaacennis2077]

@@Lrr_Of_Omikron 😂😂😂

[@TheDawgtwainer]

@@_hyva_ wtf

[@kirklanyoshinaga8953]

2:53 narrator: this is the first and last time the males will walk on land. Male turtles: good. I hated that trek as a hatchling.

[@johnbarry5036]

0:30 the dangers are even worse with a floodlight from the film crew on them

[@InfiniteBlue_]

The turtle was already dead... it is staged.

[@kingpinoutlow8105]

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[@R-TrainExpress]

The crabs are nocturnal they would have found the turtle without the light too

[@Charlie_Loves]

@@R-TrainExpress shh let Barry have his moment

[@trexlazerbeamxplosion268]

@@Charlie_Loves so nature documentary narrators aren’t doing live play by play on location!!!! It’s recorded at a studio!! Who knew... 😎😎😎

[@Lrr_Of_Omikron]

So chivalry isnt dead in sea turtles. Sea turtle: "after you, no I insist..."

[@deniboy1570]

The stare of the fish at 7:45 speaks for itself

[@tapetio2344]

LMFAOOO

[@Notoriouscj1]

@@tapetio2344 you look like you need a friend 😘😘

[@RiseOfThePhoenix30]

Eat crabs save turtles!

[@Raison_d-etre]

An extremely inefficient method. Which crabs? Which turtles?

[@RiseOfThePhoenix30]

@@Raison_d-etre you can eat about any species of crab plus you drink beer with it in a bottle or glass with no staw

[@benimel3204]

It’s nature bro, crabs gotta eat.

[@RiseOfThePhoenix30]

@@benimel3204 I know its life and I love to eat them back home the best way to catch a crab in a pot belive it or not is with a hardee's biscut maybe those crabs just havent been introduced yet

[@BoskiM]

Turtles will survive they don't need any sjw actions

[@gregoryeclifford]

I love how many of these "nature" scenes are shot in aquariums and terrariums.

[@ready_get_set_go]

Oof

[@butterfly199318]

🤦🏼‍♀️ yeah ok

[@GildedWarrior331]

Yea usually true but it doesn't say wild nature just nature which the title is correct

[@npc1199]

yikes never thought about that

[@nate3274]

?? Wtf are you talking about? They’re mostly done in the wild. National Geographic and animal planet are famous for it.

[@phishENchimps]

7:07 that's an aquarium. right? no way they could get those shots, angles in the wild. it's just too perfect.

[@carhoarder602]

Looks like an aquarium with those pebbles

[@chinabluewho]

Yeah the whole episode was them slicing together various footage , the hammer head stuff was the most obvious, the part where they used bright light to confuse the turtles into think it was day time so they would run to the water and get eaten by crabs was truely dispicable.

[@xEllimist]

Anyone who played World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is having PTSD flashbacks right now

[@MonsterZero251]

"Another turtle made it to the water".

[@santicheeks1106]

I want to play World of warcraft so bad, when I work im going to save up for a pc and save up to pay for the game

[@VITAS874]

Bruh

[@00_the_end_is_near_00]

Now that must suck. Can you imagine just born only to then be eaten immediately by a tiny ass crab. 😞 Lil dudes feet had barley touched the sand for like 5 minutes before being snaggged and slaughtered. 😭😭

[@sammysam7834]

Thats right light don't you enjoy life and death games or should I go get L

[@damonlassiter3756]

I love that it happened

[@imslimey779]

ahh yes, nature

[@patrickburton1401]

Literally my favorite animals to ever exist. So magnificent.

[@patricknoonan3610]

Every other baby turtle: It's dangerous out there!" This baby turtle: " Danger is my middle name!"

[@yungmark09ify]

Krabby is lucky they are squirtles. Wait till they turn into a blastoise I bet the krabbies won't want any of that! 😂😂

[@whatsupholidays16]

Lol thats pretty funny

[@misterfevillord1588]

But kingler and guillotine are scary too

[@yungsicxxpakc]

Lol but a Kingler wants all smoke 👀

[@deadchannel8109]

This just shows how forgotten Tirtouga is.

[@yungmark09ify]

@@deadchannel8109 I'm a old head now I stick to the gen 1 lol

[@BassGato]

so you're telling me the cameraman saw the baby sea turtle get eaten by the crab and was like "this is fine"

[@Herm.Q-92]

Exactly what I was thinking. Nature does it’s thing enough already, save a little creature whose species is already in low numbers due to human interference smh.

[@chinabluewho]

And such an unpleasant death it was, you could already see the crab eating the baby turtles face off as it was dragging it to its den, definately not a great life just hatched and confused by a bright light into thinking it was daytime and head for the water to be slowly torn apart mercilessly

[@tech.freaks]

What a Legend. that baby turtle 🐢 just sacrifice his life for there siblings 😍🔥

[@AlexanderTheGoodEnough]

Nah. The impatient fool couldn't wait a few.

[@purpleemerald5299]

Actually he committed suicide. Took one look around and decided life wasn’t worth it, so he charged head-first into death instead.

[@patriot459]

Literally everything wants to eat these babies which is why the turtles lay so many eggs.

[@AmazingChannelL]

See the baby turtle to the sea my heart feel free and safe..

[@hartbits8256]

Go little Rockstar!

[@Diet_Black]

"The 'safety' of the ocean."

[@alyssiataylor546]

The way the little turtle tumbles around at 3:10 🥺😭

[@call2872]

I like how the video started with the crab killing a prey, and in the end, another crab lost its life to a predator. Every animal can be a prey and predator - like human being good and evil.

[@ethanv.a.t.exclamador4030]

But, as were in the top foodchain were really killing the cycle/foodchain, that some ppl are hunting and poaching some species, and implicate us innocent just because of their greed, tsk humans

[@voiceofreason2674]

In Jamaica we call dem young warriors Mon we see them grow up to be strong like Dey fathers

[@SubliminalSociety]

Imagine having to deal with Normandy from D-Day right when you are born

[@sethalbert1239]

I had the pleasure of escorting a baby turtle to the ocean once. At the time I didn't have any idea why, but I knew he could use a hand.

[@caleigh4133]

BYE THE OCTUPUS AND THE CRAB FIGHTING IS HILARIOUS

[@justao538]

I like how they pushed the turtle mother to go back quick to the sea at 0:05

[@duke3250]

Alone theres nowhere to hide... *shines light at turtle*

[@AceofHearth]

IMHO, this is one of the few rare occasions that the filmmakers should have to intervene since sea turtles are endangered, unlike crabs.

[@WeyounSix]

The cutest fight to the death ever

[@DoeDoe766]

I don’t understand how the camera crew just watches that poor baby turtle get eaten.

[@JackDblade]

Cameraman: I'm so sorry little babies Crab: anyways, I started eating

[@Thaofficialsensei]

Ain’t no master splinter comin to save you out here

[@mk3040]

Look at them swim....so cutee 😍😍

[@lilyrice2841]

did you know that the blue lined octopus is the blue RINGED octopus.

[@supraman100]

It's one of four varieties of that species, so it's a cousin of the blue-ringed.

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

Loved the bonus of seeing the blue-ringed octopus! They are badasses!

[@omegamanGXE]

Jew-ringed octopus

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

@@omegamanGXE 🫣😂😜

[@kathev9050]

"Saving turtle is a hobby~" - Ghost Crab 😂😂

[@paulhenry5174]

Wouldn't it be nice if just once the camera crew stepped in and allowed almost all the baby turtles to make it out to sea. Just once.

[@carenxatu5962]

I believe it’s illegal to help baby sea turtles. It’s also illegal for documentary workers to intervene.

[@Crow23346]

its illegal to intervene with wildlife entirely, except if the animals injured and not being hunted, its a pet, or it got injured from something manmade, or also stuff like bushfires and drowning (if its not being hunted ofc). Basically rule number 1 of the animal kingdom, if somethings’ hunting it and its not a pet, leave it alone, that carnivore needs to eat.

[@electronresonator8882]

maybe they did it behind the camera, or the other way around, crabs to the turtles anyway...it's illegal

[@3ncore706]

@@Crow23346 But its perfectly fine to shine a flood light on them lol

[@Kiki15578]

Illegal or not, if you save all the turtles, you are indirectly killing the carbs or other predators by preventing them from catching prey, eventually starving them to death. You're still not a good person for doing that.

[@oatsgoats39]

1:25 WTF imagine dying by a thousand nibbles

[@FCOLAXCDG]

This is beautiful, thank you! ❤️

[@saidchergui]

T. .mS.. ch

[@KangHelm01]

1:15 Crabs: You're mine >:) Turtle: No please. I just want go to SEA!

[@FierceDeityRick]

At first glance I thought the thumbnail was a Modded Skyrim Mudcrab 😂

[@melaninranger3301]

Where do they go what do they do after they are born I know it’s hard out there in the seas. I’d live to see a doc following a baby turtle’s journey

[@amandawestcott6628]

That would definitely be amazing

[@ivycartell4106]

If you look up a turtles journey bbc you’ll see one

[@TightMoneyGripp813]

💡👍🏾🤛🏾💯

[@deanerhar]

They surf the currents dude. Totally! Sometimes they help lost fish find their kidnapped loved ones. So rad dude!

[@oblivieon1567]

That's actually called the lost years. It's been somewhat of a mystery until recently. Those little turtle monsters are pretty fascinating.

[@anzaeria]

This should be made into a Disney movie - crabs vs baby turtles.

[@xLeafs2012x]

Imagine being a baby turtle and accidentally running in the opposite direction of the ocean

[@Danigxxiii]

Camera man could have saved the first one tbh I would have 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@daikii5973]

its nature, like, you just want to save the baby turtle because its cute, at least the cameraman knows that this is nature and it’s kinda unethical to hinder nature

[@zakosist]

I think an important attribute of nature photographers is that they don't interfere with whats the natural way of life for these animals. Its fundamental part of nature some animals get killed for food, and taking the wrong decision gets you killed. I don't think he should have gripped in, but when its unnatural trouble humans caused I may think otherwise

[@democra7797]

Somebody must to have been praying for those turtles 🐢

[@Snarkbar]

I'm glad that they clarified the crab would only be acting in self-defense at 6:54. Gotta make sure he doesn't go to crab jail.

[@dankmeemo3464]

Turtle: *born* Fiou, hello world! Crab and all other animals: *How cute.*

[@SilverJ17]

0:54 Definite safety. There's probably plenty of stuff out in the ocean that'll happily munch on baby sea turtles as well.

[@abirmef9510]

Aww how cute are the baby turtles 💟💟

[@deanerhar]

Crab: 😋

[@godsfollower2788]

Turtles:we were just born crabs:ohh some prey yum I love baby turtles that make a good food

[@arclashroyale8243]

2:42 I was like POOOOGGGGG HES ALIVE!

[@alexandreventurellicavalhe8717]

ScrollMage Nola: "A turtle made into the water!" Any Wow player here? hehe

[@AniFam]

(2:40) What? This baby turtle escapes from a ghost crab’s hole…😳 How stunning!! There will be a lot of obstacles, but I hopefully believe this one will survive to become a gorgeous adult sea turtle~🥰💙 Thank you for sharing this stunning video! 🤗👍 🔆AniFam〽️

[@TheLeoOrtiz]

These turtles first moments are like the the very first part of war in cod ww2

[@wolfiewolfdufrane]

"Touch ME and you die" sounds like me when it's that time of the month

[@juan-carlosfrancois8498]

This little guy has guts, he be like you guys are wusses I'm going first🤣

[@mraaronhd]

Love Nature: “We show videos of Ghost Crabs eating newly hatched baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Don’t you love nature as well? 😊”

[@dilllpikl]

love it

[@adhytiafirlana3128]

Mr Crab: You're fired Squidward: Dinner Time

[@IsmailMohammed06]

🤣I like how the fish were just watching when the octopus grabbed the crab

[@elfaranelasul6886]

I feel sorry for this turtle, coz most of them will die...

[@nickmitsialis]

The larger and more invulnerable the adult, the more 'bite size' the newborn are==see things like crocs, swordfish etc...heck some folks think the big dinosaurs (sauropds) were exactly like this.

[@christopherwood2290]

@@nickmitsialis That is totally untrue. Tiny animals have even smaller and more vulnerable offspring. While an elephant calf weighs 300 pounds but is vulnerable to predation. A Blue Whale calf weighs 6000 to 8000 pounds yet they can be preyed upon by Killer whales. So your analogy is ridiculous.

[@nickmitsialis]

@@christopherwood2290 You're right of course! I was meaning 'lower' vertebrates: reptiles, fish and sharks who DON'T practice intraunterine cannibalism (seven gills and tigers can spew out over 100 pups sometimes) (I'm not sure about giant amphibians). Mammals invest a lot of energy on their offspring and put in a lot of care to ensure their survival. I think I heard that among things like Nile and Saltwater crocs something like 90% of their biomass gets 'passed on' to other animals in the form of food, whether eggs or hatchlings. I'm guessing the same applies to large constrictors like anacondas or pythons.

[@alienandroid2012]

Yes but nature gives each turtle 120 babies. If at least 5 make it to adult hood, that is still good.

[@nickmitsialis]

@@alienandroid2012 Yes lots of predators get a feast.

[@el_saltamontes]

why is the other half of the video about an octopus? 😅

[@SuckaFREE2.0]

Cuz it’s boring asf.....and they have film to burn

[@schrodingerscat9590]

7:49 the fish are like “oh hell no i’m getting out of here”

[@christianbrobst3486]

Baby sea turtle probably thought the camera man was his sibling and was confident that together you could take down the crabs. You betrayed his trust and I cannot forgive you

[@doodguy12]

The part that fascinated me the most in the octopus part was that even though the octopus knows it’s own camouflage, it can still recognize that it will be better hidden attached as a sandy branch instead of laying in the open

[@quityourwaaaaaa]

now i know which crabs to STOMP out when i see them from now on.

[@yazansakran3326]

That's fucked up.

[@starandfox601]

How to make crabs endangered and mess up the ecosystem even more.

[@hasanredzovic9181]

Imagine being just born and you have to fight for you life and survive predators

[@ivanelias3916]

ah yes Mr.Krabs was just collecting the meat of the baby turtles for the secret formula.

[@ToyGunGamer]

Bro the fact that that the crab just drags the baby turtle is just horrible.

[@torresmoblade]

Mother nature, my man. Mother nature.

[@esmeraldaorozoco3462]

and i believe that baby died already it wasnt moving when the crab got to it

[@ToyGunGamer]

Baby turtle: oh Hello there Friend Crab: What did you say to me!

[@novasion7606]

I remember once I was boogieboarding near somewhere tropical, and I was near the shore. I was having fun, until I turned around and there was a ghost grab that was pretty big on my boogie board. I instantly jumped off and swam to the shore. Now i dislike ghost crabs.

[@a1marine105]

The ghost crab was there lije it owned you xD

[@johnemmanuelcantila4132]

Ghost crab is fast

[@deanerhar]

👻🦀 go boooooo

[@Zogal123]

Turtle are literally a Navy seals in animal world tough as nails

[@KeepCalmandLoveClassics]

Life is a battlefield from beginning 🔥

[@ryanveyr9195]

they are adorable wow

[@funchannel1526]

They baby turtle when he sees the crab: oh crab!

[@sammysam7834]

Imagine the one crab that 3:08 that didn't get taken by the water and the ghost crab comes and drags you back

[@mizee6917]

I love both turtles and Atlantic ghost crabs

[@wayne20uk]

Me when anybody in the pub wants to fight 4:05

[@TK-el4sr]

Ahh nature.. So beautiful yet so painful

[@iamsheel]

3:48 I remember having these clips as moving wallpaper on my XP Windows back in the day. My PC didn't like that it the day.

[@shav972]

the sounds of them slapping across the sand is so funny

[@carenxatu5962]

I feel so so so bad for that baby turtle that got nabbed by the crab. The pain and fear it went through as it was slowly eaten alive... I shudder when I think of how many animals there are that devour their prey in that manner.

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

yeah animals are so barbaric we should used this as exudes to extinct them lol

[@josefmuller1641]

@@cutiebaliwFreedownload People feel sorry for animals because humans are bad but they forget how barbaric animals are SMH

[@MaYeRsNoLife]

2:35 letterally camera man digged a hole and put the poor thing inside letting him struggle for the show 🤔

[@troubledseed]

Literally Nature doing what it does and some how (so far) 286 people hit dislike... are you serious?

[@nicoleraheem1195]

They are sooooo cuuuute

[@randymagnum8721]

Human interaction in the form of floating garbage costs too many lives to be filming crabs eating baby turtles. Not to mention the use of the spotlight to trigger them into scrambling down the beach just to get a show on video. Shame on this cameraman.

[@chichichi998]

Nature is just Amazing

[@kenxiong9776]

When it switched to the octopus I thought it caught a baby sea turtle and my heart stopped for a moment

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I've always liked nice walks along the beach.