Isle of Palms, United States of America. 27 July, 2023. An endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchling, reaches the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, July 27, 2023 in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Sea turtles babies hatch from nests dug into sand dunes and once hatched they crawl across the open beach to the ocean. Sea turtles can live to 100-years-old, but less than 3% of hatchlings make it to adulthood. Credit: Richard Ellis/Richard Ellis/Alamy Live News


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Location: Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA
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