# @discovery on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZQQZuANI3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12161654-discovery-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ccd89a70ac.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-11-04T16:16:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Discovery (@Discovery) — https://gondola.cc/Discovery

## Caption

Female turtles make a tiring crawl as far from the sea line as possible before digging their nests and laying their eggs. The distance ventured is exhausting for these mothers, however it must be done to avoid high tide washing away their unborn young.
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Photo by sharksneedlove
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#turtle #turtles #naturephotography #wildlife #wild #sealife #turtlecrawl #loggerheadturtle #nature #ocean #sea #beachlife

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- **Likes:** 27,961
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- **Comments:** 43

## Tags

turtle, turtlecrawl, nature, naturephotography, turtles, wild, ocean, beachlife, wildlife, sea, sealife, loggerheadturtle

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