Residents of South Carolina witnessed an unusual incident, as a spotted turtle crawled ashore to lay eggs. Why is this special? This species of turtle only lays eggs every 2-3 years, however they only go ashore for a short time.
A turtle conservation organization in South Carolina has shared details of a very bizarre incident in which a spotted loggerhead turtle crawled onto a crowded beach in broad daylight to lay her eggs.
This species of turtle spends most of its life in saltwater and estuarine habitats, where only females come ashore for short periods of time to lay eggs. This is also a big moment, when they lay an average of four eggs, after which they don’t lay eggs at all for 2-3 years.
the For turtle lovers united in south carolina (SCUTE), however, they managed to capture the big moment. In the video you can clearly see how a turtle lays its eggs, all in the company of dozens of people.
Many thanks to everyone who was there and kept their distance, helping nesting
said in their post.
Bill Raleighthe Scott According to the member, turtles are easily frightened by the presence of people and don’t usually lay their eggs in the middle of the day.
This is very unusual. I’ve been in 17 years and haven’t seen anyone come to the beach at this time of day
SCUTE member Bill Raleigh told WPDE-TV.
After a short time, Raleigh added, the eggs were moved to a safer location, higher in the dunes.
