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This serene footage captures the remarkable nesting ritual of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the beautiful coastline of Odisha, India. Known worldwide for their annual arribada, when thousands of females come ashore together, these turtles carefully dig nests in the soft sand under the cover of night. The video shows the quiet, determined movements of the turtles as they lay dozens of eggs, a crucial moment in their life cycle and an essential part of India’s marine biodiversity. Odisha’s shores—particularly Gahirmatha, Rushikulya, and Devi River mouth—form one of the world’s largest olive ridley nesting grounds, making this event a globally significant natural phenomenon. As conservation teams and volunteers work to protect nests from predators and human disturb
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