Exceedingly Rare White Sea Turtle Hatches From South Carolina Nest
  • 4 years ago
Officials on Kiawah Island were shocked to see a "rare" white baby sea turtle emerge from its nest over the weekend."You can imagine the excited ‘oohs’ and the ‘aahs’ from the guests…when the patroller found a lone, leucitic hatchling in the nest," the town wrote on Facebook. .Leucism is a condition where animals have reduced pigmentation. .According to the Olive Ridley Project, sea turtles with leucism are rare, largely because odds of survival in the ocean are slim.Kiawah Island researchers told "The State" that in this situation, they chose to let nature take its course.They watched as the newborn white turtle reportedly "crawled to the ocean and swam away in the surf.".All we can do now is hope for the best. Good luck, little one!
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