Animal Attack! Baby Sea Turtles | National Geographic

when a mother sea turtle lays her eggs

when a mother sea turtle lays her eggs in the beach sand

in the beach sand

in the beach sand she doesn’t stick around to protect them

she doesn’t stick around to protect them

she doesn’t stick around to protect them and even if the eggs survive long enough

and even if the eggs survive long enough

and even if the eggs survive long enough to hatch as few as one percent of

to hatch as few as one percent of

to hatch as few as one percent of hatchlings will survive to adulthood

hatchlings will survive to adulthood

hatchlings will survive to adulthood many don’t even make it into the water

here’s why the baby sea turtles look

here’s why the baby sea turtles look like a good snack for all kinds of birds

like a good snack for all kinds of birds

like a good snack for all kinds of birds just waiting for those eggs to hatch

just waiting for those eggs to hatch

just waiting for those eggs to hatch here a black vulture takes a bite at the

here a black vulture takes a bite at the

here a black vulture takes a bite at the hatchlings it seemingly is checking out

hatchlings it seemingly is checking out

hatchlings it seemingly is checking out one at a time looking for just the right

one at a time looking for just the right

one at a time looking for just the right one to eat vultures are scavengers and

one to eat vultures are scavengers and

one to eat vultures are scavengers and they’ll eat just about any formerly

they’ll eat just about any formerly

they’ll eat just about any formerly living creature they can find along the

living creature they can find along the

living creature they can find along the beach then there are frigate birds they

beach then there are frigate birds they

beach then there are frigate birds they don’t even need to land when they hunt

don’t even need to land when they hunt

don’t even need to land when they hunt turtles they just swoop down and pick up

turtles they just swoop down and pick up

turtles they just swoop down and pick up the baby turtles then from the sand come

the baby turtles then from the sand come

the baby turtles then from the sand come hungry crabs they just want to pull the

hungry crabs they just want to pull the

hungry crabs they just want to pull the turtle down into the sand with them

turtle down into the sand with them

turtle down into the sand with them where they can dine in private maybe so

where they can dine in private maybe so

where they can dine in private maybe so the seabirds won’t steal their meal