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My Scholarship entry - Raz Al Jinz Turtle Reserve

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A green turtle claws its way through the sand in an effort to dig a hole for its eggs. Green turtles bury their 100 some eggs within a span of 15 minutes, covering them with sand before they return back to the sea.

Tourists congregate around a nesting endangered green turtle(chelonia mydas) at Raz Al Jinz Turtle Reserve, Oman, just after sunrise. Thousands of sea turtles migrate annually from the shores of the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea, and Somalia to lay their eggs on Oman's shores, and the turtle reserve is one of the only places where the public is able to witness their nesting process.

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A guide at looks on as a green turtle maneuvers through a decoy hole on the beach. After the turtles lay their eggs and bury them beneath the sand, they dig a second hole to camouflage the original nest and protect it from predators.

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My Scholarship entry - Raz Al Jinz Turtle Reserve

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