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Natal Return principle

Lessons from Green Sea Turtle

Return to the shore.

Natal-Beach Migration

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

Some journeys are completed by finding the shore that began you.

Biological basis

Green Sea Turtles migrate long distances between feeding areas and nesting beaches, with females returning to beaches near where they hatched to lay eggs.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

ReturnMigrationOriginsLife cyclesLong journeys

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