sea turtle nesting
Coastal egg-laying ritual
Sea turtle nesting is the process by which female sea turtles return to beaches to lay eggs.
The turtle crawls ashore at night, digs a pit in the sand with her flippers, deposits dozens of eggs, covers them, and returns to the ocean.
Nesting sites are often protected conservation areas: We saw signs warning against disturbing sea turtle nesting areas.
The phrase also describes the broader phenomenon or season: Sea turtle nesting peaks in summer along Florida's coast.
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- Caribbean beachesTropical shorelines near Americas
- ovipositionDepositing eggs externally
- Florida coastlineSoutheastern peninsula's ocean boundary
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
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