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Female sea turtles return every two to three years
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The Year Earth Changed

Female sea turtles returnevery two to three years to the shoreswhere they themselves...

Female sea turtles return
every two to three years to the shores
where they themselves hatched in order to lay their eggs

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Female sea turtles return every two to three years
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to the shores where they themselves hatched
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in order to lay their eggs.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:21
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios Natural History Unit

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A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before.
Globally, turtle numbers have been in steep decline, - The Year Earth Changed 00:10
Globally, turtle numbers have been in steep decline,
Our cameraman, working with local researchers, - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Our cameraman, working with local researchers,
One of the densest nesting sites for loggerhead turtles in the world. - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
One of the densest nesting sites for loggerhead turtles in t...
The female is able to lay her eggs in peace - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
The female is able to lay her eggs in peace
And over the following weeks, - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
And over the following weeks,
It's long been thought that human disturbance - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
It's long been thought that human disturbance
But this is the first time that scientists can accurately measure - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
But this is the first time that scientists can accurately me...
Each morning, this team of researchers - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Each morning, this team of researchers
Over the last ten years, - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
Over the last ten years,
Have they been any more successful with the beach to themselves? - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
Have they been any more successful with the beach to themsel...
When the beaches were closed to humans, - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
When the beaches were closed to humans,
Every extra nest means another hundred or so hatchlings, - The Year Earth Changed 00:10
Every extra nest means another hundred or so hatchlings,
With these beach closures, these animals were able to do - The Year Earth Changed 00:11
With these beach closures, these animals were able to do
Six thousand kilometers away, - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
Six thousand kilometers away,
A new quiet beneath the waves offers an opportunity - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
A new quiet beneath the waves offers an opportunity
Every year, more than 10,000 humpback whales - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
Every year, more than 10,000 humpback whales
To these bays in Alaska in order to feed. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
To these bays in Alaska in order to feed.
Normally, they would have to share these waters - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Normally, they would have to share these waters
But now, with every cruise canceled... - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
But now, with every cruise canceled...
It's as much as 25 times quieter underwater. - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
It's as much as 25 times quieter underwater.