WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd
We Have a Crush on Sea Turtles
Florida is home to five species of sea turtles , including hawksbill , Kemp ’ s ridley , loggerhead , leatherback and green . All five species are listed as either threatened or endangered .
Along the Florida coast , sea turtles annually make between 40,000 and 80,000 nests . Females nest every two to three years , laying eggs in several nests on sandy beaches . After digging a hole and depositing approximately 80 to 120 eggs , the females fill in the hole with sand and camouflage the nest before returning to the sea .
Sea turtle eggs incubate for a period of about two months . It is a myth that hatchlings need a full moon to find the ocean — they successfully emerge from their nests during