A Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) excavating her nest on the Caribbean shore of the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Size: 6048px × 4024px
Location: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photo credit: © Andrew DuBois / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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