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hatchling
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hatchling
a young animal that has newly emerged from an egg


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In the infrared image, on the right, the hatchlings themselves are revealed because the starlight penetrates the dusty cocoon and the cloud itself all but vanishes.
The project aims at protecting and managing the important nesting beaches, protecting eggs and hatchlings mainly from foxes and from human activities, protecting adult turtles, monitoring the turtle population and nesting activity in Cyprus, and raising public awareness in turtle conservation.
But they are also a major predator of the hatchlings and the mother knows she must wait until dark before she can begin the long haul up the beach to lay her eggs.
 
 
 
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