Do sea turtles become entranced when nesting?
No. It is a commonly stated myth. The nesting process is difficult, tiring and time consuming. As sea turtles flippers are well adapted for their marine life, they are not well adapted for use on dry land, making movement clumsy. Although turtles will abandon the nesting process if they are disturbed and feel threatened, due to the effort involved, once egg laying (ovipositing) has begun, they are less likely to abandon their nest. However, if ovipositing has not begun, they are more likely to abandon nesting efforts, and return to the sea, in which case they will attempt nesting later that same night or within 1-2 days of the original attempt.
