Nesting area for turtle eggs on the beach of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The pots indicate where the eggs are buried and are marked

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Nesting area for turtle eggs on the beach of Puerto Vallerta, Mexico. The pots indicate where the eggs are buried and are marked with dates of expected hatchings. The upturned white buckets offer protection to the next batch of eggs expected to hatch. The turtles are Olive Ridley sea Turtles, (Lepidochelys Olivacea).

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Size: 4000px × 2667px
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Photo credit: © Findlay / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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