Sentences with phrase «turtle egg laying»

Sandcastles On The Beach at Bargara is an absolute beachfront property situated opposite the golf course and close to open air cafes, an ideal base for discovering Bundaberg's many attractions like whale watching, turtle egg laying and hatching, snorkelling and diving on the southern gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

Additionally between October and December the surrounding area becomes a Natures Lover paradise where you may get to live one of Mother Nature's wonders, the leatherback turtle egg laying.

Not exact matches

Unlike humans, turtles and other reptiles like crocodiles who lay their eggs do not have sex chromosomes.

From the time that hatchlings left the beaches where they were born to waddle into the ocean until females returned to lay their eggs, no one really knew where the turtles went or what they did.

During some years, up to as many as 12,000 green sea turtles aggregate around Raine Island to lay eggs on the beach, which offers scientists a natural laboratory to compare the movements and behaviours of the turtles and tiger sharks during a time when sea turtle concentrations are higher than average.

After spending many hours digging and laying eggs at Huon Island, a female green turtle makes it back to the sea as the sun rises.

So what was special yesterday about the runways of New York City's John F. Kennedy airport that drew over 150 diamondback terrapin turtles to cross its dangerous runways to lay their eggs, delaying flights for hours while wildlife workers took them home?

Focus: Return to Turtle Bay — Four - fifths of the Mediterranean's loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on one Greek beach — but for how much longer?

Kenneth Lohmann, a neurobiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, says the findings could lead to advances in his own work on the magnetosensitivity of sea turtles, which travel long distances to their home beaches to lay eggs.

Leatherback turtles have been coming ashore to lay their eggs for generations.

They can ingest the plastic detritus or become ensnared in it, and turtles find it hard to lay eggs in the polluted sand.

Apparently at night in Cancun, large sea turtles waddle their way onto the beach and lay eggs.

Watch one of the most spectacular sites in nature as adult female leatherback turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on desolate sandy beaches in the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

Taro, the young child in the story is fascinated by this, and in time he meets the beautiful turtles when they come onto the beach to lay their eggs.

Like other reptiles, sea turtles breathe air, and females lay eggs.

Also, the living conditions were not ideal as the area lacks healthy grass patches and the humidity was not suitable for the turtles and tortoises to lay eggs.

In March and April, they plan to visit Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, entertainment, and the pet trade industry, and the Barrier Island Sanctuary, an educational nature sanctuary, to take a tour and help clean up a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs.

This is one of the few beaches in the Perhentians where turtles still return to lay their eggs and the staff and volunteers work... Read our full review of Bubbles Dive Resort.

The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), a large marine turtle, is also present around the island and comes ashore to lay its eggs between October and May.

Night dives easily make it on to the «must - do» list, whilst in summer leatherback and loggerhead turtles use the beach to lay their eggs, which draws eco-tourists.

Isla Mujeres is the ancestral hatching ground for the giant sea turtles that lay their eggs in the soft sand from May through September.

This is because turtles shy away from laying eggs on busy, dirty, and brightly lit beaches.

Tortuguero means turtle village and it is known for its three species of endangered sea turtles who lay their eggs on the beach here.

They ensured that our Costa Rican experience was one to remember from arranging the perfect time to see the Sea Turtles coming in to lay their eggs and watch the babies hatch and help carry them to the ocean to family friendly surfing lessons and ATV tours.

The turtles often come to shore to lay their eggs between November to April.

These actions have led to an increase in the number of turtles coming to the beach for laying eggs.

The turtles which are frequently sighted in the water also come ashore to lay their eggs — often right in front of Anantara's beachfront villas.

Green and loggerhead turtles live and lay their eggs on the Aphrodite Beach and her range of fauna and flora and even bird watching opportunities abound.

The beaches of Rekawa and Kahandamodara are ideal to experience sea turtles coming ashore at night to lay their eggs (only January — July).

The World Wildlife Foundation offers a backstage conservation tour that includes beach patrols, chances to watch female turtles dig their nests and lay eggs, plus the opportunity to help new hatchlings make their way to the sea.

The beach is part of the National Marine Park where in summer the sea turtles, Caretta - Caretta, lay their eggs.

Partnering with vets and biologists, the Sandos hotels ensure the sea turtles have a safe place out of harm's way to lay their eggs, without human interruption.

It is also home to Leatherback Turtles National Park where the endangered leatherback turtles (some as big as 1500 pounds) return annually between September and March to nest and lay theiTurtles National Park where the endangered leatherback turtles (some as big as 1500 pounds) return annually between September and March to nest and lay theiturtles (some as big as 1500 pounds) return annually between September and March to nest and lay their eggs.

Sea turtles laying eggs on the Sandos area beaches are loggerhead, hawksbill, green sea turtle, and leatherback turtles.

Turtle Release Season During the summer months sea turtles come to Isla late at night to lay their eggs in the soft sand beaches.

The turtles still wade onto the shore to dig their nests and lay their eggs.

Families traveling in August will have the incredible opportunity to seek out sea turtles laying their eggs after dark.

Mid-November to February is the best time to see female turtles laying eggs, while hatchlings usually begin to leave their nests from mid-January.

Each year between September and March you can witness giant turtles up to 1500 pounds return to nest and lay their eggs.

Green sea turtles have homing abilities and females will return to the very same beach on which they hatched to lay their eggs.

What is really cool is that In the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Cancun, turtle egg - laying season is between May and September and I was fortunate to visit with my son during August and experience eggs hatching and baby turtles make their way to the ocean.

When the female turtles make their way onto the beach to lay their eggs, they are guarded from a distance by a marine biologist or hotel employees to make sure they are not disturbed.

Every year, sea turtles lay their eggs on Eagle Beach.

During this time, you will have the opportunity to witness Loggerhead turtles come to the beach and lay their eggs as well as see the baby turtles hatch and scamper down to the ocean.

On nature walks there is the chance to see the Yakushima deer and monkeys and in certain months, turtles, as they lay their eggs on the west coast beaches.

Some venture down in winter to watch 50 - foot gray whales on their migration, and others to witness giant turtles laying eggs on the sandy shore.

This beach is most well - known as a place where the declining population of leatherback turtles comes to nest, with many coming on shore to lay eggs during the nesting season.

South Africa doesn't bay too loudly about the annual appearance of leatherback (critically endangered) and loggerhead turtles on the coastline of iSimangaliso Wetland Park — one of the last major nesting sites in Africa where they can still lay their eggs on the beach.

Recently declared a Wildlife Refuge, to protect the sea turtles who come to lay their eggs into the sand; this beach highlight of the year comes in March with the annual sandcastle contest is held.

Chances are, it was something truly special, like swimming under a waterfall, or paragliding off a cliff, or snorkeling with rays, or watching sea turtles lay their eggs.