Why Do Sea Turtles Cry? 🐢

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]Meet the most ancient travelers of the oceans. Sea [snorts] turtles are legendary creatures that witnessed the extinction of the dinosaurs and have been roaming the oceans for millions of years. Unlike their relatives on land, [music] they cannot retract their heads or flippers into their shells in times of danger. They rely solely on their speed and armor in the depths of the ocean.

[00:00:19]>> [music] >> You might think they are crying when you see the tears streaming from their eyes as they come ashore to lay eggs.

[00:00:25]However, this is not an emotional moment, but a miraculous biological filter that allows them to excrete the excess salt they swallow in the ocean.

[00:00:33]Perhaps their most fascinating feature [music] is the perfect compass they carry within them. By reading the Earth's magnetic field, a sea turtle can find the exact beach where it was born decades later from thousands of kilometers away with zero error.

[00:00:46]Moreover, massive leatherback sea turtles maintain the balance of the seas by eating deadly venomous [music] jellyfish like snacks. Stay tuned to discover more secrets about these wise sailors [music] of the blue.