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View submission: A stranded newborn turtle was rescued
Piggybacking here because this video is staged. Those turtles are supposed to go into the ocean at night guided by moonlight. There are plenty of fancy hotels in Tulum Mexico that hoard them and give them to guests at night to "release". Source: Dinner on the beach in Cancun and was offered a turtle to let into the ocean.
Comment by [deleted] at 13/01/2022 at 17:03 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 13/01/2022 at 17:23 UTC
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I stayed in Akumal Mexico and we saw turtles hatching and running towards the ocean and it was in broad daylight. No one offered them to us, they just started crawling out of the sand
Comment by [deleted] at 13/01/2022 at 17:04 UTC
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Comment by FrostyD7 at 13/01/2022 at 18:05 UTC
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That's unfortunate. When i was in Ecuador, the hotel i was at had a nest they were protecting and everyone was super serious about it. They put up signs and constantly reminded guests not to disturb them.
Comment by nordicthundercock at 13/01/2022 at 17:12 UTC
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Useful info but r/rimjob_steve
Comment by Merhtefer at 13/01/2022 at 17:23 UTC
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Thanks for the info, FORESKIN_CALAMARI.
Comment by Mandorrisem at 13/01/2022 at 17:53 UTC
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They do this because the lights interfere with the turtles orientation, and without human intervention they end up going the wrong way. They are collecting the turtles for proper release regardless so them giving a nice experience to guests by having them be part of it is not really a bad thing here. The trouble is that they really need to be blocking lights from reaching the beaches in the first place.
Comment by divino-moteca at 13/01/2022 at 18:10 UTC
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I went to a release of about a 100 hatchlings in Texas by the Gulf… in the early morning. I don’t see how this can’t happen, the turtles are literally just let free and they know where to go. I don’t know where you’re getting “guided by moonlight” lmao
One tiny turtle losing its way from being stuck in the sand is pretty realistic.
Comment by [deleted] at 13/01/2022 at 21:37 UTC
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Baby Sea Turtles can get disorientated by light pollution. Its possible this one got attracted to an artificial light instead of the moonlight and went in the wrong direction