SHANGRALA'S
BEAUTIFUL
AUSTRALIA 2!
Australia is one of the largest countries in the world, and as a remote continent,
is home to some of the most fascinating places, landscapes and animal species in
the World. Travelers to Australia are wronging themselves severely if they stay
in the cities and don't pack up and go striding (or driving) across the Australian
outback. There is so much natural beauty to see, which compliments the beautiful
Australian cities and culture.
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Whilst surveying a green turtle nest on Sunday members of the Coolum and
North Shore Coast Care group in Australia made a pretty amazing discovery
amongst the 122 tiny hatchlings inside the nest, a rare albino baby turtle.
"Albino hatchlings are extremely rare; it probably occurs at the rate of one in many hundreds of thousands of eggs that are laid," species expert Dr Col Limpus told ABC News. An already threatened species, this makes the albino turtle incredibly rare and due to it's unique colour the chances that it will reach maturity are even slimmer - about one in a thousand. Despite the odds being stacked against him volunteers of the group report that the turtle made it from the beach to the ocean safely. Here's to hoping he lives long enough to reach full maturity! |