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peachy Beaches for
Sea Turtles
by: Lydia Cobb
Georgia’s barrier island beaches provide important
places for sea turtles to begin their lives.
ife for a Loggerhead sea turtle begins
in the warm beach sand. Female
L Loggerheads lay their eggs in sand pits
above the high tide line and into sand dunes,
depositing an average of 120 eggs. She
returns to the sea.
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