Kemp's ridley sea turtle laying eggs

A sea turtle with it's back half in a hole in the sand, laying eggs.

Photo By/Credit

Cynthia Rubio/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

06/02/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Kemp's ridley sea turtle laying eggs.

Ecosystem

Coastal

Species

Lepidochelys kempii

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