An exotic resort does more than please the minds and souls of its human visitors. It's also a sanctuary for turtles, as Mark Hughes discovers. On Phuket's 13-kilometer Thai Muang Beach, part of one of many Thai national parks, the young leatherback turtle stands stock still, wearing that blank look his species has perfected over 90 million years of evolution. But there is another, more prosaic reason for his apparent bewilderment. It was the first time he had actually seen the sea, which would become his home for hopefully scores of years to come. Let's call him Terry. Terry has hatched at Phang Nga Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Center, a sanctuary for turtles, sponsored in part...
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