Turtle tales: Hatchling beats waves to make it to the ocean
A young sea turtle hatchling gets a helping hand as it makes its way to the Atlantic Ocean at Oak Island's shore
New life is always a reason to celebrate. And when it's one of nature's most beautiful babies - the sea turtle, it's an amazing journey for the hatchling to take its first few steps from hatching on the shore to making its way to the ocean.
Susan Bell, who works with sea turtles at Oak Island, North Carolina, uploaded this video on Sunday, September 2, with the hashtags "#thestruggleisreal #seatutles." The short clip trails the baby sea reptile as it makes its way from its nest on the eight-mile-long shore to the deep blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean.