Baby turtles have been spotted heading to sea. This development follows the hatching of loggerhead sea turtle eggs.
The Minamiizu Municipal Board of Education confirmed the hatching and the turtles' subsequent movement towards the sea.
Further information on this event is available from the source, including the location where the turtles were spotted, which is Shizuoka Prefecture.
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