A woman from the Department of Natural Resources Turtle Team, measures tracks left behind in the sand from an endangered loggerhead sea turtle that crawled ashore to nest May 16, 2021 in Isle of Palms, SC. Sea turtles come ashore at night in the spring and summer months and lay their eggs in nests in the sand dunes along the beach.

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Location: Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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