After learning about the "arribada" – the mass nesting of Kemp's & olive ridley sea turtles on Coasta Rican beaches – I've often imagined how the same might have happened with sea turtles during the Cretaceous, & the how evidence for such events could be interpreted via trace fossils. 🧪🐾
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Robert Macfarlane
This is happening, right now.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
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