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Watch: In Rare Event, Over 92,000 Giant River Turtles Hatch on Beach in Brazil

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News18

Publication Date
2020-12-16

Call it a turtle tsunami! The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River -- a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil.

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https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/watch-in-rare-event-over-92000-giant-river-turtles-hatch-on-beach-in-brazil-3182309.html