TY  - ADVS
ED  - Ayala Museum Research Team
TI  - Turtle
KW  - Reptiles
KW  - Taganak, Turtle Islands, Sulu, 1970
KW  - 1970
KW  - amrt
KW  - animals
KW  - egg-laying
KW  - fauna
KW  - mammals
KW  - mindanao
KW  - reproduction
KW  - reptiles
KW  - sulu
KW  - taganak
KW  - turtle islands
KW  - turtle
N1  - This female turtle, estimated to be about 400 years old, has just laid her eggs. After doing so, she utters a shrill cry and sheds a tear. 
Generally, the turtle lays eggs at night between 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. although at times they lay much earlier or even later.  Usually, however, they go up the shore during high tide in the evening.  Moonlight does not seem to affect the process so that on moonlight nights, numerous turtles are observed crawling on the white sand, their shells shining as they move arouund; print
UR  - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=PA00468
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/PA/PA00468a.jpg
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/PA/PA00468a.jpg
ER  -