Family Finds Thousands of Black Rocks on Beach, Then Learns What They Really Are

Turtles approaching

Shapes began to appear at the water’s edge—large, dark figures slowly moving up the sand. As the moonlight caught their shells, the family realized what they were seeing: grown turtles, more than a hundred, had returned.

Their outlines glistened with saltwater as they marched steadily toward the shed, drawn by the calls of their young.