WATCH: Thousands of Rare Turtle Hatchlings Flood Banks of River in Brazil
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Hundreds and thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings flooded the river banks of Brazil earlier this week as some hailed it as a Tsunami of turtles. The video was posted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) that showed myriad turtle hatchlings whose scientific name is Podocnemis expansa. According to WCS, the turtle babies were emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River, which is a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil.
The video has garnered over 20.5 k views on Twitter as netizens express their awe. One of the users commented, “A tsunami we all would like to see…,” while others congratulated the WCS conservationists for this awesome scene.