Caretta caretta hatchlings leave their nests in Antalya

ANTALYA, TURKIYE - AUGUST 30: A loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), which are under threat of extinction, swims in the Mediterranean after hatching from their eggs under the sand on Kizilot coast in Antalya, Turkiye on August 30, 2024. Within the scope of the Ecological Research Association (EKAD) Kizilot Region Project, biologists have been working on the 26-kilometer Kizilot coast for 4 years with many academicians and volunteers, including nature lovers from 15 countries. Hatched turtle hatchlings can swim out to sea for 1-2 days without stopping. (Photo by Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu via Getty Images)