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an endangered hawksbill sea turtle swimming off the shore of Cuba

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A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle hatchling (Eretmochelys imbricata), about three inches long, paddles away from Cuba's shore under the protective cover of dusk. The island's government banned the harvest of sea turtles in 2008. Buy a print of this photo.

This photo was originally published in “Cuba’s Underwater Jewels Are in Tourism’s Path.”

Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic