The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources shared a video of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings headed out on their big adventure - life in the ocean! 🐢 https://bit.ly/3BPPwgf | WPDE ABC15

Loggerhead sea turtles are incredible navigators. Baby turtles, without ocean experience, instinctively head for the open sea from Florida's coast and maintain their course. Amazing! #SeaTurtles #Loggerhead #Navigation #OceanLife #MarineBiology | Real Wild

Happy #SeaTurtleWeek! Did you know that by mapping the migration routes of tagged loggerhead sea turtles, we can see that they base their course on a specific chlorophyll and temperature gradient? In other words, they prefer a narrow band of more temperate ocean conditions—not too hot and not too cold. For more on Sea Turtle Week 2020 please visit: go.usa.gov/xwUxF Check out more NOAA "Science on a Sphere" datasets here: sos.noaa.gov #30DaysofOcean #OceanMonth2020 | NOAA Satellite and Informatio