Reproduction is an important part of maintaining a healthy population for all species, including sea turtles.

Here are two pictures of baby sea turtles hatching on the beach:

A cartoon of baby turtles moving towards LED street lights and the ocean.
A cartoon of baby sea-turtles hatching on a beach with turtle-safe red lights. The turtles move toward the ocean
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Compare these two scenes by clicking the right and left arrows.

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  1. What things do you see, observe, or notice in each scene? What are the main differences between the two?
  2. What do you think is going on? Why?
  3. What else does it make you wonder?