A troop of some 88 hawksbill turtle hatchlings made their way down a carefully landscaped beach pathway on Turtle Island at sunset — each about the size of an iPod Nano, entering the surf by instinct, where their flippers set them forward into the churning Palawan waters. All of them made it to the surf, thanks to the cheering and helpful guidance of beach onlookers, and a crew from El Nido Resort that had been monitoring their hatching until early on Easter Sunday. After that, the turtles will be on their own, which is quite a different journey.

Garceau, S. R. (2014, April 27). The turtle diaries. The Philippine Star, p. H-4.