Karen Calder , Mumma Turtle (May Theme: The Elegance of Nature)

It is a humbling experience to share time with this mumma turtle ..... we need to be respectful of their space. What a graceful elegance these wise old ladies have .... such an achievement of survival as only 1 in 1,000 hatchlings survive to adulthood.

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