Profile of the loggerhead turtle; the rare sea turtles are having a record nesting season on the U.S. coast.
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Green sea turtles at a cleaning station.
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Sea turtle eggs among 127 excavated on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, from a nest on the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama, will be taken in coolers to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in an effort to protect them from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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An 800-pound leatherback sea turtle nests near the Indialantic Boardwalk by Fifth Avenue in Florida, surrounded by onlookers. The species is considered vulnerable, as their numbers are decreasing.
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A green sea turtle swims near the island of Oahu, Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean.
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