A tiny loggerhead turtle hatchling crawls toward an incoming wave on a beach along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA
Photo credit: © Ashley Lindsey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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