After several weeks, the hawksbill hatchlings emerge as a group and enter the water together to begin their journey toward adulthood.
As a result, turtles inadvertently head inland rather than back toward the sea.
To gain more details, our satellite tracking study examined the home-range, or territory, of six hawksbills that all stayed within close proximity about a half-mile to their favorite underwater caves, which they returned to each night for months on end.