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href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/11/20/baby-turtles-hatchling-season/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Elay their eggs\u003C/a\u003E under the cover of darkness.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut before you go greet the army of marine creatures waddling ashore, how about we get you better acquainted?\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about Queensland’s sea turtle population below, where you’ll find 15 unbelievable facts about the Sunshine State’s shelled residents.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-36333 size-full\" title=\"turtle hatchling facts baby sand\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/best-places-to-visit-this-summer_turtles.jpg\" alt=\"Turtle hatchling | Best places to visit this summer\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/best-places-to-visit-this-summer_turtles.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/best-places-to-visit-this-summer_turtles-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/best-places-to-visit-this-summer_turtles-335x223.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1. We’re not exaggerating when we say Queensland is a turtle haven. Six of the world’s seven species are local residents. Leatherback, green turtle, loggerhead turtle, hawksbill turtle, flatback turtle and Olive Ridley turtle are all regular visitors to our shores.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2. Turtles are global citizens. You can find sea turtles on every continent except Antarctica.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3. Turtles have been exploring the ocean’s depths for more than 120 million years, evolving long before mammals, birds, snakes, and lizards. It makes sense now how they’ve coined the nickname ‘ancient mariners’.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4. It’s a tough life: it’s estimated that only one out of a thousand \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/09/04/how-to-see-nesting-turtles-near-brisbane/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Ehatchlings \u003C/a\u003Ewill survive the journey out to sea and to adulthood.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E5. Of all the world’s turtles, the largest are leatherbacks. When fully grown, these gentle giants measure two metres in length and weigh up to 900 kilograms.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-409272 size-standard-landscape\" title=\"turtle hatchling facts baby beach\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-691x461.jpg\" alt=\"green turtle hatchling\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-691x461.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-300x201.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-768x514.jpg 768w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-335x224.jpg 335w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/121455-3-1048x699.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E6. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Tor turtles have impressively sharp senses. They boast an acute sense of smell underwater in particular, and it’s this skill which helps them to locate food when water is a little murky.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E7. Turtles like to nest on more secluded stretches of sand (which is why the \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/11/05/turtles-southern-great-barrier-reef/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EGreat Barrier Reef\u003C/a\u003E is a favourite). Warm sand incubates eggs, with young hatching 45 to 70 days after being laid, depending on sun exposure.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E8. A hatchling’s sex is dependent on the temperature of sand in which the nest sits. Cooler nests produce more boys and warmer, more girls.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E9. Fun fact: turtles are big fans of Queensland too. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/lady-elliot-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ELady Elliot Island\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/lady-musgrave-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ELady Musgrave Island \u003C/a\u003E \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/heron-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EHeron Island\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/mon-repos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EMon Repos\u003C/a\u003E neighbouring \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/explore-queensland/bundaberg-north-burnett\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EBundaberg\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/green-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EGreen Island\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/fitzroy-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EFitzroy Island\u003C/a\u003E remain popular hatching grounds.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E10. The shell of a sea turtle is incredibly strong; dubbed the carapace it is made up of about 50 different bones. The underside of the shell is called the plastron.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-406848 size-standard-landscape\" title=\"turtle facts coral\" src=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-691x461.jpg\" alt=\"Turtles near Brisbane\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-691x461.jpg 691w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-335x223.jpg 335w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https://blog.queensland.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/138387-1048x699.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E11. After hatching, baby turtles immediately make the dangerous journey to the ocean, not returning to the sandy shoreline for at least 30 years until they’ve reached sexual maturity.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n12. Turtles absorb and collect oxygen through the skin on their neck and flippers, meaning they can remain underwater for four to seven hours. During this time, their heart rate drops as low as one beat every nine minutes.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E13. Queensland has created a special turtles-only sanctuary on the Great Barrier Reef. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/attraction/raine-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERaine Island\u003C/a\u003E is in the pink zone, meaning no humans are allowed to visit, allowing some 3,000 green turtles much-deserved privacy during nesting season.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E14. We weren’t always so respectful of nesting turtles. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination%20information/heron-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EHeron Island\u003C/a\u003E used to be a turtle cannery up until the 1930s. Alongside a chance to see hatchlings, visitors could ride on the backs of turtles as they made their way up the beach.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E15. Diet-wise, turtles like to nibble on seagrass and jellyfish. Unfortunately \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2018/09/14/save-sea-turtles-queensland/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Eplastic bags\u003C/a\u003E can be easily confused for jellyfish, which is why rubbish should \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2017/08/24/look-after-the-great-barrier-reef/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Enever be thrown\u003C/a\u003E into the ocean.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven more eager to introduce yourself to Queensland’s shell-adorned residents? Head \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/10/01/mon-repos-where-to-see-turtles-queensland/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Ehere\u003C/a\u003E to see where we suggest.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv id=\"geo-post-4034\" class=\"geo geo-post\" style=\"display: none\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"latitude\"\u003E-24.805192\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"longitude\"\u003E152.432845\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","multiValue":false,":type":"text/plain"},"date":{"dataType":"calendar","title":"Date","value":1574370009000,"multiValue":false,":type":"calendar"},"date_modified":{"dataType":"calendar","title":"Date Modified","value":1580941500000,"multiValue":false,":type":"calendar"},"excerpt":{"dataType":"string","title":"Excerpt","value":"\u003Cp\u003EGet better acquainted with these shelled 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Barrier Reef\u003C/a\u003E to our sandy stretches where they \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/11/20/baby-turtles-hatchling-season/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Elay their eggs\u003C/a\u003E under the cover of darkness.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut before you go greet the army of marine creatures waddling ashore, how about we get you better acquainted?\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about Queensland’s sea turtle population below, where you’ll find 15 unbelievable facts about the Sunshine State’s shelled 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We’re not exaggerating when we say Queensland is a turtle haven. Six of the world’s seven species are local residents. Leatherback, green turtle, loggerhead turtle, hawksbill turtle, flatback turtle and Olive Ridley turtle are all regular visitors to our shores.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2. Turtles are global citizens. You can find sea turtles on every continent except Antarctica.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3. Turtles have been exploring the ocean’s depths for more than 120 million years, evolving long before mammals, birds, snakes, and lizards. It makes sense now how they’ve coined the nickname ‘ancient mariners’.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4. It’s a tough life: it’s estimated that only one out of a thousand \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/09/04/how-to-see-nesting-turtles-near-brisbane/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Ehatchlings \u003C/a\u003Ewill survive the journey out to sea and to adulthood.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E5. Of all the world’s turtles, the largest are leatherbacks. When fully grown, these gentle giants measure two metres in length and weigh up to 900 kilograms.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"image556c734a-969b-43e5-aa8f-5ec0aed00ec4":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/gladstone/web-images/2020_GLD_WilsonIsland_Turtles_KatiePurling_143489.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/gladstone/web-images/2020_GLD_WilsonIsland_Turtles_KatiePurling_143489.jpg","alt":"Turtles on Wilson Island","srcUriTemplate":"/in/en/places-to-see/experiences/nature-and-wildlife/turtles/facts-about-turtles-on-the-great-barrier-reef/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image556c734a-969b-43e5-aa8f-5ec0aed00ec4.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1736208017942/2020-gld-wilsonisland-turtles-katiepurling-143489.jpeg","uuid":"d9a5b879-49cc-416c-94a7-b46b4a3b4f69","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Wilson Island",":type":"teq/components/image"},"text61f17e82-3cde-4bcd-bebd-e7db2cd36975":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E6. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Tor turtles have impressively sharp senses. They boast an acute sense of smell underwater in particular, and it’s this skill which helps them to locate food when water is a little murky.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E7. Turtles like to nest on more secluded stretches of sand (which is why the \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2019/11/05/turtles-southern-great-barrier-reef/\"\u003EGreat Barrier Reef\u003C/a\u003E is a favourite). Warm sand incubates eggs, with young hatching 45 to 70 days after being laid, depending on sun exposure.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E8. A hatchling’s sex is dependent on the temperature of sand in which the nest sits. Cooler nests produce more boys and warmer, more girls.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E9. Fun fact: turtles are big fans of Queensland too. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/lady-elliot-island\"\u003ELady Elliot Island\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/lady-musgrave-island\"\u003ELady Musgrave Island \u003C/a\u003E \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"/content/teq/in/en/places-to-see/destinations/gladstone/heron-island.html\"\u003EHeron Island\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/mon-repos\"\u003EMon Repos\u003C/a\u003E neighbouring \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/explore-queensland/bundaberg-north-burnett\"\u003EBundaberg\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/green-island\"\u003EGreen Island\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination-information/fitzroy-island\"\u003EFitzroy Island\u003C/a\u003E remain popular hatching grounds.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E10. The shell of a sea turtle is incredibly strong; dubbed the carapace it is made up of about 50 different bones. The underside of the shell is called the plastron.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E \u003C/p\u003E\r\n","richText":true,":type":"teq/components/text"},"imagee2f1c3f3-a8a0-44d5-9991-5ad10e04b105":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/tropical-north-queensland/blog-images/2021_TNQ_FitzroyIsland_Turtle_MarineLifeExperiences_@fitzroyisland.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/tropical-north-queensland/blog-images/2021_TNQ_FitzroyIsland_Turtle_MarineLifeExperiences_@fitzroyisland.jpg","alt":"Turtle in water off Fitzroy Island | why visit Fitzroy Island","srcUriTemplate":"/in/en/places-to-see/experiences/nature-and-wildlife/turtles/facts-about-turtles-on-the-great-barrier-reef/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/imagee2f1c3f3-a8a0-44d5-9991-5ad10e04b105.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1736208018166/2021-tnq-fitzroyisland-turtle-marinelifeexperiences-%40fitzroyisland.jpeg","uuid":"d63265d1-4dda-4c35-8378-5d04019e4e46","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Photo by \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fitzroyisland/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003E@fitzroyisland\u003C/a\u003E ",":type":"teq/components/image"},"text3a02ea99-996f-4682-afc3-ee5b90bed034":{"text":"\n\u003Cp\u003E11. After hatching, baby turtles immediately make the dangerous journey to the ocean, not returning to the sandy shoreline for at least 30 years until they’ve reached sexual maturity.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n12. Turtles absorb and collect oxygen through the skin on their neck and flippers, meaning they can remain underwater for four to seven hours. During this time, their heart rate drops as low as one beat every nine minutes.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E13. Queensland has created a special turtles-only sanctuary on the Great Barrier Reef. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/attraction/raine-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERaine Island\u003C/a\u003E is in the pink zone, meaning no humans are allowed to visit, allowing some 3,000 green turtles much-deserved privacy during nesting season.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E14. We weren’t always so respectful of nesting turtles. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.queensland.com/destination%20information/heron-island\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EHeron Island\u003C/a\u003E used to be a turtle cannery up until the 1930s. Alongside a chance to see hatchlings, visitors could ride on the backs of turtles as they made their way up the beach.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E15. Diet-wise, turtles like to nibble on seagrass and jellyfish. Unfortunately \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2018/09/14/save-sea-turtles-queensland/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Eplastic bags\u003C/a\u003E can be easily confused for jellyfish, which is why rubbish should \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://blog.queensland.com/2017/08/24/look-after-the-great-barrier-reef/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Enever be thrown\u003C/a\u003E into the ocean.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven more eager to introduce yourself to Queensland’s shell-adorned residents? 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