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The long road ahead. I photographed this leatherback hatchling one morning as he was struggling to get into the ocean as the rest of the nest has already made it.

The long road ahead. I photographed this leatherback hatchling one morning as he was struggling to get into the ocean as the rest of the nest has already made it.

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Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2011
Date Uploaded: 06.2012
Photo Location: North Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © Christopher Doherty
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