Lamu Marine Conservation

Category: Turtle Facts, Turtles | Date: Jun 04 2008 | By: lamumarine

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Every three years turtles swim hundreds of miles
to lay their eggs on the same beaches where they were born.

The male and female turtle mate in the sea. Then the female turtle
swims to shore. With her flippers she digs a deep hole in the sand,
where she lays many round white eggs.In the hole, her eggs will be
safe and warm until they hatch.

During the next ten to thirty days the female turtle returns to the
beach several times to lay as many as 200 eggs. In their secret nest,
the eggs will stay dry and protected.

When she is sure her eggs are safe, the female turtle returns to the sea.
After seven weeks the eggs starts to hatch!
Each baby turtle has a special egg tooth on its beak. This tooth helps
the baby break through the shell.

After they hatch, the babies dig themselves out of the hole at night
and scamper to the sea.

In a few years they will come back to the same
beach and have babies of their own!

Wel come to Lamu Marine Conservation Trust.