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Dec 2016
16m 24s

Lighting the way for sea turtles at Gulf...

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We don’t know much about the long life of a sea turtle, since it’s mostly spent in the ocean. When they do come ashore to lay their eggs, we know the babies use the moon and stars to guide them back to sea. But what happens when hotels and houses and streetlights compete for their attention? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
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