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 Drive carefully if you're on the beach ... sea turtles come to the outer banks to lay their eggs. The hatchlings make their way to the ocean for an amazing ocean voyage...Sea turtles are air-breathing reptiles that visit the Outer Banks during early to mid-summer to lay eggs.
The eggs hatch 55 - 80 days after they are laid. An average sea turtle nest contains 75 - 150 eggs.
It is estimated that only 1 sea turtle hatchling in 1,000 survive to maturity, which is approximately 18 years old.
Weighing 250 - 400 pounds, adult Loggerheads can grow to more that three feet in length.
There are five species of sea turtles that visit the Outer Banks: • Loggerhead - most common • Green - common • Kemp's Ridley - rare • Hawksbill - very rare • Leatherback - very rare
Sea turtles eat mollusks, crabs, squid, sponges, sea grasses and jellyfish. Plastic shopping bags look like squid to turtles so please be careful that the bags don't get in the water!
ALL sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act so if you come across a Sea Turtle – leave them alone.
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