By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches — a historical first, according to officials. Olive ridley sea turtles are one of the smallest of the sea turtles and have distinctive olive-green, heart-shaped shells.
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Tropical sea turtles discovered nesting in California for the first time in recorded history
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Historic sea turtle nests in California could help threatened species thrive, aquarium says
A sea turtle currently nesting on a Southern California beach is the first known sea turtle on record to nest naturally anywhere on the West Coast, according to NOAA Fisheries. An olive ridley sea turtle was spotted digging a nest and laying eggs near Seal Beach in Orange County on Sept. 16.
Two historic sea turtle nests discovered along Southern California's coastline could mark the beginning of a new chapter for the threatened species, with wildlife experts hopeful that the hatchlings may one day return to the same beaches to lay eggs of their own.
Scientists are questioning whether the nestings on Seal and Huntington Beach were freak occurrences or start of a trend A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around sunset and started laying eggs in the sand.
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches — a historical first, according to officials. Olive ridley sea turtles are one of the smallest of the sea turtles and have distinctive olive-green, heart-shaped shells.
Two historic sea turtle nests discovered in Southern California have been confirmed to belong to two different endangered olive ridley sea turtles, according to NOAA Fisheries.
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