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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Scientists are questioning whether the nestings on Seal and Huntington Beach were freak occurrences or start of a trend</p><p>A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around sunset and started laying eggs in the sand.</p><p>People on Huntington Beach who saw the female olive ridley sea turtle were shocked and excited. And they weren’t the only ones freaking out, said Justin Viezbicke, the California stranding coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (Noaa).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/sea-turtle-nesting-california-beaches" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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