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Trinidad and Tobago - May 2011 - Leatherback Turtles

Every year from February through August, Leatherback Turtles come ashore at Grande Riviere Beach on the northeast coast of Trinidad to lay their eggs. Every night between dusk and dawn, up to 500 turtles appear on the beach. These photos were taken mid-May as part of a natural history adventure organized by Cheesemans' Ecology Safari, Inc.
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Dawn breaks at Grande Riviere
Dawn breaks at Grande Riviere		 The beach fronts the Mt. Plaisir Hotel
The beach fronts the Mt. Plaisir Hotel		 Ashore to lay eggs...
Ashore to lay eggs...		 ...searching for a good spot...
...searching for a good spot...
...still looking
...still looking		 They nest about every 10 days during the season...
They nest about every 10 days during the season...		 ...an exhausting process
...an exhausting process		 Finding a nest site
Finding a nest site
Burying eggs (1 of 3)
Burying eggs (1 of 3)		 Burying eggs (2 of 3)
Burying eggs (2 of 3)		 Burying eggs (3 of 3)
Burying eggs (3 of 3)		 Up close and personal
Up close and personal
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