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Newly Hatched Leatherback Sea Turtle
Photo: Hours-old leatherback sea turtle makes its way to the surf
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Leatherback hatchlings make a perilous journey from their nest to the ocean, and are not even safe once they make it. Few survive to adulthood.
Photograph by Susie Post Rust
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