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A mature Olive Ridley Sea Turtle moves slowly across the damp sandy shoreline while returning to the ocean along the coast of Odisha. The turtle’s olive-grey carapace reflects the warm evening light as it uses its strong front flippers to push forward through the soft beach sand. Gentle sea waves approach the shoreline while the turtle steadily navigates toward the water after emerging onto the beach. Olive Ridley sea turtles are widely known for their synchronised mass nesting events, called arribadas, which occur along sections of India’s eastern coastline. The footage captures the slow and deliberate movement typical of sea turtles crossing coastal beaches between nesting and ocean habitats. Natural shoreline conditions, wet sand textures, and low-angle coastal lighting remain visible t
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