These Crazy Cute Baby Turtles Want Their Lake Back

Turtles grow up without parents, but that's actually an advantage.

These Crazy Cute Baby Turtles Want Their Lake Back Deep Look

Premiered January 26, 2016
These Crazy Cute Baby Turtles Want Their Lake Back

Turtles grow up without parents, which might sound lonely. But for threatened baby turtles raised in a zoo it's an advantage: they can learn to catch crickets all by themselves. There's a paradox, though. When they are ready to leave the nursery, there is little wilderness where they can make a home.

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