Watch: Thousands of giant river turtles dash for water at the same time
The greater the number of hatchlings at Brazil’s Purus River, the higher the chance of survival of these endangered Giant South American River turtles.
More than 92,000 giant river turtle hatchlings were born on a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil pic.twitter.com/JHMnFLqUYD
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 15, 2020
Tens of thousands of turtle hatchlings have been filmed emerging from a sandy beach in a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil.
— Channel 5 News (@5_News) December 15, 2020
The footage, captured by @TheWCS, shows Giant South American River Turtles, which can reach lengths of three and half feet once fully grown. pic.twitter.com/0CKdIBm5vW
92,000 giant river turtle hatchlings make a dash for the water in Brazil, all at the same time 🐢🐢🐢 pic.twitter.com/adRT2C1qlo
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 15, 2020
It's a #TurtleTsunami!
— The Weather Channel India (@weatherindia) December 15, 2020
The Wildlife Conservation Society has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area of the Amazon River in #Brazil.
(Credits: @WCSNewsroom) pic.twitter.com/SNEvviGn5l