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When the life giving water itself turns the turtles upside down, along come these good samaritans who help rare Olive Ridley Turtles right themselves on Odisha beach, or they would die within hours. Good samaritans help turtles over-turn themselves on Odisha beach Their first experience of the world is that of a sandy struggle! This group of turtles young struggles to come out of their sandy nest, self born and with no help from their turtle parents. In this magical birth sequence, and in total darkness, baby Ridley Turtles emerge from their sandy nest holes, along Odisha coast. The turtles work entirely on instinct, with no parents around to help them, in typical reptile style. Turtle baby hatchlings emerge from their sandy home, and run towards the Bay of Bengal, with instinct driving th
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