Life In The Ocean Turtle Mating And Giving Birth
Published on Dec 23, 2014
Sea turtles are generally solitary creatures that remain submerged for much of the time they are at
sea, which makes them extremely difficult to study. They rarely interact with one another outside
of courtship and mating. Ridleys, however, do come together in massive groups during nesting. But
even when large numbers of turtles gather on feeding grounds or during migration, there is little
behavioral exchange among individuals. Because of the difficulty in studying marine turtles in the
open ocean, there are a great many things still unknown about their behavior. Decades of research,
however, including observations at sea, have produced useful insights into daily activities and
behaviors such as courtship, mating and nesting.
