A baby turtle crawls toward the sea sea after being released by residents of
Ostional Beach in Santa Cruz, 350 miles north of the Costa Rican capital San
Jose, October 23, 2003. More than 5 million turtles hatched this week and it
is believed they imprint their release location to return to lay their own
eggs in the future. Only ten percent are expected to survive to become
adults. Pictures of the Year 2003 REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate
Pictures of the month October 2003

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