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Treats to the Hawksbill Sea Turtle | |||
| Numerous threats to the Hawksbill have contributed to its endangered status. Adult turtles have few natural predators. Killer whales and large sharks may attach the turtles at sea. Since the Hawksbill can't retract the flippers it's not unusual to see leatherbacks with partially amputated flippers. |  | ||
| After hatching the small baby turtles are easy prey for many predators. . As long as they stay on the beach they're prey for gulls, hawks, ghost crabs, vultures etc. Once they are in the ocean, the turtles become potential prey for octopi, sharks, and other large fish. | |||
 | If the hatchlings emerge from a nest that is located on a beach that includes or is near a developed area, such as a resort, they may find that the brightest spot on the horizon is not the sea, but rather the light coming from the development. This causes the hatchlings to become disoriented and to head away from the ocean instead of toward it, increasing their risk of predation and dehydration before successfully reaching water. | ||
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