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SCIENCEJul 30 · 19:15 UTCWAVY10 NORFOLKJane Alvarez-Wertz

Rare sighting: Leatherback turtle nesting in northern Outer Banks

A leatherback turtle, the largest sea turtle species, nested in the northern Outer Banks on Thursday, marking the first such sighting in the area since 2009. The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) confirmed the event in Corolla, N.C.

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