Thursday, April 19, 2007
Once above the sand, the baby turtles will head for the ocean. This will take some time, and it is a dangerous start in the turtles' life. Vultures, coyotes, dogs, and many other animals will eat them on their way to the water. Once in the water, big fish await them in the bay. In addition, humans pose another threat to the turtles.
The small eggs are white and have a soft shell. They look like ping-pong balls. After all the eggs are laid, the turtle will cover the hole with her flippers. Once the nest is covered, she will also use her flippers and her body to erase signs of the nest.
Of out eight existing marine turtles, four of them lay eggs on the beaches of the Peninsula and Islands of Malaysia.They are:
1.Hawksbill(Eretmochelys Imbricada)
2.Oliver Ridley(Lepidochelys Olivácea)3.Green(Chelonia Mydas)4.Leatherback (Dermochelys coriácea) 
Welcome to the world! (From Cayman Turtle Farm)
Turtle eggs being laid in the nest. One to three eggs come out at a time, until anywhere between 40 - 200 + eggs are laid. The average nest contains around 100 eggs. The eggs are round not oval.(From Cayman Turtle Farm)
Close-up of a female Green Sea Turtle as she is digging a nest for her eggs. The tears that she sheds are to protect her eyes from the sand as she digs.(From Cayman Turtle Farm)
An adult turtle seen from underwater
