Photos via the Foreign Ministry of Brazil Like a slow-moving wave of green cuteness, plodding along with adorable fervor, thousands of baby turtles make their way to the Amazon river and the start of a new life. This charming scene was made possible by Brazil’s Turtles of the Amazon Project ( O Projeto Quelônios da Amazônia ), an organization which aims to make the first stages of life a little easier for the endangered reptiles who have suffered a long history of mistreatment and exploitation from man. …
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180,000 Baby Turtles Released into the Amazon River