Sea Turtles: Race for Life (Syncap Version)

Series: Wild, Wild World of Animals Series

Duration: 0:13:00

Creator: Time-Life Video

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the struggle for survival of millions of tiny sea turtle hatchlings who must race across beachheads to the sea before they become victims of predators. Describes how the female turtle lays eggs on the beach and then returns to the sea, leaving the eggs to hatch on their own. Makes clear that although many of the hatchlings are killed by predators, enough always survive to return to the same beach years later to again lay eggs and renew the cycle of survival.

Complete Record: , Shows the struggle for survival of millions of tiny sea turtle hatchlings who must race across beachheads to the sea before they become victims of predators. Describes how the female turtle lays eggs on the beach and then returns to the sea, leaving the eggs to hatch on their own. Makes clear that although many of the hatchlings are killed by predators, enough always survive to return to the same beach years later to again lay eggs and renew the cycle of survival.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.