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Turtle Beach

"Scientists explore the extraordinary mass nesting behaviour of the olive ridley sea turtle."

2019-03-24 fr 44m
Documentary
Locals call it the "arribada", Spanish for "arrival": the magical days and nights when tens of thousands of sea turtles come ashore on Costa Rica's Pacific coast to lay millions of eggs. In 'Turtle Beach' Canadian naturalist and cinematographer Hugo Kitching follows a team of international scientists on a groundbreaking expedition to uncover the mysteries of this rare phenomenon.

Director

Hayley Smith

Director

Caroline Underwood

sea turtle nest egg

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • Merit Motion Pictures
  • Renegade Pictures
  • CBC
  • BBC