Baby turtles

Breathtaking Hatching of Baby Sea Turtles (Must See) 

To see and watch such amazing hatching baby sea turtles is part of many people's bucket list.

Seeing those little ones crawl their way to the water is an absolute masterpiece.

Turtle-hatching season

Forget about David Attenborough and his TV documentaries, there’s a real-life National Geographic scene that takes place off the east coast of Queensland, Australia every year.

Imagine thousands of baby turtles make their way out of their nests to have a nightly dash to the warm waters off the Great Barrier Reef.

Mother turtle lays her eggs on the beach.

Mother turtles look for direct sunspots just off the shore to lay their eggs between months of November and January, which they usually hatch approximately 45-70 days (about 6-8 weeks) after.

Sea turtles prefer secluded, sandy beaches to lay their eggs, which is why the isolated islands at the very north and southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef are popular turtle nesting spots.

Someone’s coming out of its shell.

Amazing facts about baby turtles hatching:

1. Sand temperature determines the sex of the turtles. The cooler nests produce more males and the warmers nests hatching more females.

2. While in the nest, hatchlings create an internal GPS using the Earth’s magnetic field. They then use this GPS to find their way back to their birthplace when it is time for them to nest.

On it’s way to the warm sea waters.

3. Sadly, only one out of 1000 hatchlings survive to the mature age of 30, with the average lifespan for a turtle being 60-80 years.

4. The best time of day to spot turtles hatching is at night when the temperature is cooler and there is less chance of being caught and preyed by other animals.

Baby turtles feeling the water.

It is really a must-see event. It only shows the magic of bringing little ones to live and survive life.

“It's awesome, Jellyman. Little dudes are just eggs, we leave 'em on the beach to hatch, and then — koo-koo ka-choo! — they find their way back to the Big Ol' Blue.”

- Crush from the movie Finding Nemo