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Rare footage captures group of usually highly solitary sea turtles in Florida

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Rare footage captures group of usually highly solitary sea turtles in Florida

Rare footage captures group of usually highly solitary sea turtles in Florida

Rare footage captures a group of usually highly solitary sea turtles swimming together during mating season.The group of six green sea turtles - known as a bale - were spotted just off Juno Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA last Saturday (17/07).Sea turtles are generally solitary creatures and remain submerged for much of the time they are at sea.Paul Dabill, 46, owns a restaurant nearby and spotted the sea turtles while flying his drone out over the sea.Paul, from Jupiter, Florida said: "There are so many green turtles off Juno Beach lately."It only takes a few minutes to see more than a dozen each time I fly the drone."They're very common this time of year as it's mating season."


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