Image Of The Day: Let’s Start This Journey

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This image of a baby Olive Ridley Turtle has been taken by GSurya. (Image copyright belongs to the photographer. Posted here directly from Flickr.)

Olive Ridley turtles are known for their mass nesting called Arribada when thousands of female turtles nest at specific beaches all at once and lay eggs. India’s Gahirmata beach in Odisha is world’s largest Olive ridley turtle nesting site. However, the chance of a baby turtle becoming an adult are only 1 in a 1000. Why? Find out here. 

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