One of the great boons that the development of technological development brought for nature lovers is new footage that had never been filmed before in the classic nature documentaries.

From extraordinary time lapse footages to UHD definition videos, new technologies have brought greatly helped both fans and researchers alike. One of the more notable developments are footages from unmanned drones that provide never before seen perspectives from the sky.

This week, a group of researchers from Queensland, Australia, captured an incredible footage of the world’s largest green sea turtle colony as it made its way to the seashores to lay eggs. It will be the first time for these reptiles to set foot on land since they made their first journey to the ocean.

The researchers explained that they have been relying on aerial footage to more closely observe and understand this important yet critically endangered species. The unprecedented footage that comes along with it is merely a positive spillover.

The footage shows a colony of approximately 64,000 green sea turtles on their way towards Raine Island. The isolated island, located in the northern ridges of the Great Barrier Reef, is one of the last remaining havens for these endangered animals.

In an interview with the local 7News, Queensland Department of Environment and Science official Andrew Dunstan said that drones are a much more effective and safe method to observe this great colony. This is especially true since the alternative is observing it from a small boat.

According to National Geographic, the turtles mate once every two to four years. Many turtles make the longest journeys of their lives from the deep sea where they feed and mate to the shallow waters to lay eggs.

Such large number of turtles show up to Raine Island because these beautiful animals are known to have a tendency to return to the very shores where their mothers laid their eggs.

Although each mother lays some 100 to 200 eggs, not many turtles survive the long, arduous journey that they must make from the beaches to the deep sea where there is enough prey for the turtles to grow into maturity.

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