# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CslOGLlsAAM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73497384-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/845b49c1d2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-05-23T10:02:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Do not disturb mode activated ⛔️

Shortly after mating, female turtles climb ashore to build nests using their flippers. Species dependent, they can lay up to 200 eggs, which they leave behind to incubate in the warm sand.

#EarthCapture by @aeroture_aus
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#WorldTurtleDay #TurtleNest #Reptiles #OceanWildlife #WildlifePhotography

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## Tags

wildlifephotography, earthcapture, turtlenest, worldturtleday, reptiles, oceanwildlife

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