Kemp’s Ridley by Seth Patterson on Flickr. A Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Hatchling revels in the first contact with his future home. Once into the ocean and off the beach, only the female sea turtle will ever return to shore and then only 14 years later, after she’s reached sexual maturity.
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Kemp’s Ridley by Seth Patterson on Flickr.

A Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Hatchling revels in the first contact with his future home.

Once into the ocean and off the beach, only the female sea turtle will ever return to shore and then only 14 years later, after she’s reached sexual maturity.

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