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Under the light of the moon, shelled creatures emerged from the ocean and make

their way onto the sandy shoreline. They drag their bodies through the

sand until one by one they stop.

Each migrant reptile will use her back flippers to dig a hole in the sand

depositing up to 100 eggs before covering them up again for protection.

The new mother will then follow moonlight back to the safety of the ocean.

It's early summer along this seashore and something spectacular is occurring.

Its sea turtle nesting season along the outer banks in North Carolina. A couple of months later, tiny turtles will emerge from the sand in their shells and begin the seemingly impossible journey back into the ocean.

On the same sand their mother did years or even decades earlier.

Although they face many challenges, these magnificent creatures are well worth protecting.

I'm Jason Epperson and this week on America's national parks,

the sea turtles of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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