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Millions of Baby Olive Ridley Turtles Emerge in Orissa

Nature is full of wonders. In 1 is one of the most breathtaking sights in nature, millions of baby Ridley turtles broke out of their eggshells under the sand at one of their mass nesting grounds in coastal Orissa. The baby turtles started their journey towards the Bay of Bengal 2 they emerged from their nest in the southern district of Ganjam, about 175 km from Bhubaneshwar.

Orissa is the home to three mass nesting sites of the Oliver turtles, a species 3 (threaten) with extinction, and one of the sites, Gahirmatha, 4 around 70 to 80 million turtles lay eggs on the beach every year, is considered one of the world's largest nesting sites.

The female turtles drag 5 up the beach from the sea, dig a nest, lay at least one hundred eggs, cover and conceal their eggs and nest, and then return to the sea. The females never visit the nest again to take care of the eggs that 6 (deposit) in the warm sand.

The baby turtles emerge from the eggs after 45— 0 days, then the babies grow without their mother, which is a rare phenomenon in nature. Interestingly, it is on the same beach where they were born 7 the females lay their eggs.

In the recent years, sea erosion has led to many turtles' nest 8 (damage) or destroyed. Also, some fierce animals such as dogs and birds 9 ( reduce) the number of nesting turtles. And of course man has also had a negative impact 10 using engine-powered fishing boats near the turtles' nesting grounds.

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