Egg-laying turtle

KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 28, 2008) – Unmindful of possible disruption, fisher folk in barangay Suli gather at the coastline to witness the laying of eggs of an Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Wednesday (Feb. 27). Arribada nesting is a behavior found only in the genus Lepidochelys. At many nesting beaches, the nesting density is so high that previously laid egg clutches are dug up by other females excavating the nest to lay their own eggs. (KIAMBA NEWS AND INFO CENTER/ACdeL)