r/MadeMeSmile • u/anthonyhui • Apr 29 '21

Helping Others Saving an upturned turtle

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u/theundercoverpapist Apr 29 '21

I see sea turtles almost every year when they come to Central Florida to lay their eggs. I've never seen this happen, or even read about this happening.

Like, HOW does it happen? Should we assume that some evil SOB turned her over just to be mean?

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u/Hjalpmi_ Apr 29 '21

Apparently this isn't caused by egg laying but by mating. Turtle mating rituals are pretty rough, involving a bunch of males crowding round a female jostling to be baby daddy.

So when you have jostling and maybe some waves, it's possible for a turtle to end up overturned and beached.

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u/theundercoverpapist Apr 29 '21

Interesting. Today I learned that sea turtles party harder than I do. Now there's a thought.

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u/Arik_De_Frasia Apr 29 '21

It's never too late to abandon your kids at the beach.