A few years ago I had the privilege to witness sea turtles nesting in Costa Rica. Since then I have been fascinated by how they are able to find their way back to their birthplaces years later. So when It’s Okay To Be Smart published a video about sea turtles, I stopped what I was doing and watched it immediately.

In How Baby Turtles Find Their Way Home Joe Hanson, Ph.D. explains how sea turtles find their way home in a manner similar to that of salmon. Viewers also learn how the turtles’ initial struggle to reach the ocean helps them return home years later. In the second half of the video we learn how Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were saved from extinction.

Your students can learn more about sea turtles in the free Disneynature Explore app.