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“This is a series of three illustrations that tell the story of a female leatherback turtle nesting on a beach.

The first illustration, “"Future Generations: A Leatherback Turtle Laying Eggs,"shows a female laying eggs.
The second illustration, “Buried Treasure: A Leatherback Turtle Hiding Her Nest," shows a female throwing sand around a large area to hide the nest of eggs she just laid.
The final illustration, "The Journey Home,“ shows a female returning to the ocean after completing the nesting process.
Leatherback turtles return to lay eggs on the beach where they were born. Nesting is a laborious process. The turtle must use her flippers to heave her huge body up the beach above the tide line, excavate a body pit, dig a flask-shaped nest, lay eggs, bury the eggs, throw l ots of sand over a large area to conceal the exact nest location, then drag her exhausted body back to the ocean when she’s done.
These sea turtles are critically endangered, so every nest and every egg are precious. The artist was privileged to work with nesting leatherback turtles during her Masters degree research, and feels a special connection with these gentle giants. This illustration was first published in 2015 in "The Leatherback Turtle: Biology and Conservation," edited by James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrian Tomillo, Johns Hopkins University Press.”

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“This is a series of three illustrations that tell the story of a female leatherback turtle nesting on a beach.

The first illustration, “"Future Generations: A Leatherback Turtle Laying Eggs,"shows a female laying eggs.
The second illustration, “Buried Treasure: A Leatherback Turtle Hiding Her Nest," shows a female throwing sand around a large area to hide the nest of eggs she just laid.
The final illustration, "The Journey Home,“ shows a female returning to the ocean after completing the nesting process.
Leatherback turtles return to lay eggs on the beach where they were born. Nesting is a laborious process. The turtle must use her flippers to heave her huge body up the beach above the tide line, excavate a body pit, dig a flask-shaped nest, lay eggs, bury the eggs, throw l ots of sand over a large area to conceal the exact nest location, then drag her exhausted body back to the ocean when she’s done.
These sea turtles are critically endangered, so every nest and every egg are precious. The artist was privileged to work with nesting leatherback turtles during her Masters degree research, and feels a special connection with these gentle giants. This illustration was first published in 2015 in "The Leatherback Turtle: Biology and Conservation," edited by James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrian Tomillo, Johns Hopkins University Press.”

“This is a series of three illustrations that tell the story of a female leatherback turtle nesting on a beach.

The first illustration, “"Future Generations: A Leatherback Turtle Laying Eggs,"shows a female laying eggs.
The second illustration, “Buried Treasure: A Leatherback Turtle Hiding Her Nest," shows a female throwing sand around a large area to hide the nest of eggs she just laid.
The final illustration, "The Journey Home,“ shows a female returning to the ocean after completing the nesting process.
Leatherback turtles return to lay eggs on the beach where they were born. Nesting is a laborious process. The turtle must use her flippers to heave her huge body up the beach above the tide line, excavate a body pit, dig a flask-shaped nest, lay eggs, bury the eggs, throw l ots of sand over a large area to conceal the exact nest location, then drag her exhausted body back to the ocean when she’s done.
These sea turtles are critically endangered, so every nest and every egg are precious. The artist was privileged to work with nesting leatherback turtles during her Masters degree research, and feels a special connection with these gentle giants. This illustration was first published in 2015 in "The Leatherback Turtle: Biology and Conservation," edited by James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrian Tomillo, Johns Hopkins University Press.”