Picture of the Day: Baby Flatback Turtle

A flatback turtle hatchling weighs just 43 grams when it emerges from one of 50 eggs laid by its mother in nests on tropical beaches and offshore islands of Australia. Adults can weigh as much as 90 kg.
A flatback turtle hatchling weighs just 43 grams when it emerges from one of 50 eggs laid by its mother in nests on tropical beaches and offshore islands of Australia. Adults can weigh as much as 90 kg.

Via Australian Geographic.

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