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These huge reptiles lived 100 million years ago—during the age of dinosaurs—but their future is uncertain. During nesting season, the female comes ashore on a sandy beach, where she digs a hole. She lays about 100 eggs in the hole, covers them with sand, and heads back to sea. Sea turtles do not guard their nests, so the babies are on. their own.

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As soon as they hatch, they dig their way out of the sandy nest and scurry across the beach to the sea.

Other predators, such as large fish, await those lucky enough to make it into the sea.

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Leatherback sea turtles are the biggest turtles on Earth.An adult leatherback sea turtle is generally longer than an average-size man is tall. Unlike other species of sea turtles, which have hard shells, the leatherback's shell is leathery; it feels almost rubbery. The shell is black, often speckled with white or yellow spots. These huge reptiles lived 100 million years ago—during the age of dinosaurs—but their future is uncertain.

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They feel sad because people are destroying their habitat.people make them drown.Gulls and other birds often scoop up the hatchlings before they make it to the water. they are feeling sad because they are getting caught by fishing nets.They feel sad because poor people are stealing their baby eggs for food.

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Sea turtle nesting habitats are also being destroyed, and the eggs they do lay are illegally collected by people for food.Leatherbacks are one of the more endangered creatures on Earth.Newly hatched sea turtles instinctively head from the nest to the sea, but in areas where people live, the hatchlings often become confused by lights from houses built along shore. Instead of heading to sea, they headtoward the lights.