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If you ever see baby sea turtles crawling across the beach, you should never pick them up — and here’s why. Every year, thousands of sea turtle hatchlings must crawl from their nests to the ocean completely on their own. This dangerous journey exposes them to predators like crabs and seagulls, which is why nearly 50% don’t survive.

But this crawl is critical. As hatchlings move across the sand, they memorize the beach’s scent, the angle of the sun, the texture of the sand, and even Earth’s magnetic field. This natural navigation system works like a built-in GPS, allowing sea turtles to return decades later to the exact same beach to lay their eggs.

This is one of nature’s most fascinating survival mechanisms — and the reason human interference can do more harm than good.