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Sea turtles have disappeared from many regions, and one way of trying to save them is to reintroduce them to areas where they have been wiped out. This is done by reburying eggs or by releasing newborn baby turtles on beaches. Why are eggs reburied or baby turtles released instead of fully grown individuals?
To determine: The reason why reburying eggs or newborn baby turtles are released instead of fully grown individuals in area where they have been wiped out.
Introduction: Sea turtles are the reptiles that belong to the order Testudines and the suborder Cryptodira. There are seven species of sea turtles. They are green, kemp’s ridley, loggerhead, olive ridley, flatback, hawksbill, and leatherback.
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Sea turtles have disappeared in many regions. On possible way to save sea turtles is to reintroduce them to the region where they have been wiped out. Reburying eggs or releasing newborn turtles to the beaches is a method to reintroduce sea turtles.
The sea turtles spend most of their life hundreds of miles away from where they lay eggs. But, also they have the ability to imprint the beach in their brain at the time of incubation or hatching. The newly born sea turtles appear to become imprinted to the beach where they are born. This helps them to find their birth place to lay eggs. Therefore, it is a best way to reintroduce sea turtles if the eggs are reburied instead of re-introducing adults to a new beach.
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