At certain times of the year, tens of thousands of these turtles gather along the coast, haul themselves up the beach and deposit their eggs ... until the entire group claws their way out.
The earliest known turtles date from 220 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards ... air and do not lay eggs underwater, although ...
Green turtles are listed as an endangered species. Despite this, they are still killed for their meat and eggs. Their numbers are also reduced by boat propeller accidents, fishnet-caused drowning ...
Their perilous situation is attributed primarily to the over-harvesting of their eggs during the last century ... commercial fishing fleets now use turtle excluder devices in their nets, these ...