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Leatherbacks have the widest global distribution of all reptile species, and possibly of any vertebrate. They can be found in the tropic and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. Adult leatherbacks also traverse as far north as Canada and Norway and as far south as New Zealand and South America. Unlike their reptilian relatives, leatherbacks are able to maintain warm body temperatures in cold water by using a unique set of adaptations that allows them to both generate and retain body heat. These adaptations include large body size, changes in swimming activity and blood flow, and a thick layer of fat.

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Extreme Free Dive Leatherback Turtle Attack

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Free Dive Trip in the Gulf of Mexico w/ a 8' Leatherback Turtle that attacks. Note to self, Leatherback turtles are dangerous. The mouth on this one is about the size of a 5 gallon bucket except lined with a shark edge. www.spearblog.com

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Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet (two meters) long and exceeding 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that traces its evolutionary roots back more than 100 million years. Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world.

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more hydrodynamic structure. Leatherbacks can dive to depths of 4,200 feet (1,280 meters)—deeper than any other turtle—and can stay down for up to 85 minutes.The video below is about a baby leatherback turtle crawling into the sea.

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Baby leatherback turtle hatchlings make their way to the sea.

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Baby leatherback turtles emerged from their eggs and nests this morning and made their painstaking way to the Sea of Cortez.

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I have learnt that leatherback turtle is the biggest turtle

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a)I wonder if the leatherback turtle is the largest reptile.

b) from this video,i learned that the leatherback turtle are the largest reptile in the world.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle Documentary Discovery Channel Full

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The leatherback seaturtle is the world's largest reptile. It is significantly larger than all other marine turtles. The leatherback's body is teardrop-shaped, tapering at the rear to a blunt point. The carapace, or upper shell, can grow to more than 2 m in length, and the turtle can weigh more than 900 kg.

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Dermochelys coriacea - wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle

Dermochelys coriacea is a wide range of marine turtles with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle

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jonathan These are some facts about them.

Leatherback Sea Turtles have been here for over 65 million years. They have witnessed the fall of the dinosaurs and the rise of humanity. Their habitat spans the globe from the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle to the South Pacific around New Zealand. Extraordinary creatures, they hold important secrets about biology and medicine. Leatherbacks are the largest turtle, reaching a shell length of 1.7m and a mass of 700kg. In 1980 there were over 115,000 adult females, but there are now less than 25,000 worldwide, and they are close to extinction in the Pacific Ocean. If action is not taken soon to protect leatherbacks in the ocean and on nesting beaches the leatherback will disappear in our lifetime.

All the Earth’s seven sea turtle species are endangered. The United States waters are home to six of the species, including the Gulf of Mexico, where the 2010 BP oil spill devastated much of the turtle population. Fishing, climate change, tourist density and coastal manufacturing have been closing in on the habitats of turtles throughout the last century and actions of conservationists like our guest, Drexel University biologist and ecologist JIM SPOTILA, help to slow the decline of turtles in the 21st century.

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Leatherback turtles spend most of their time within the top 300 m of the ocean. This is because they feed primarily on jellyfish, like lion’s mane jellies and sea nettles, which tend to be concentrated at or near the ocean’s surface.The picture below is the largest leatherback turtle.

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Q: why are leatherbacks hunted?

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Q: why are leatherbacks hunted?

A:

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why do they have so many teeth

A THEY NEED TO GRIP THEIR FOO

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Why are leatherback turtle endangered?

Ans:There's alot e.g:Human hunt them for their meat,shell and eggs.

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The video explains the different reasons why sea turtles are endangered around the world. The video discusses how human activity is affecting sea turtle's lives. Humans need to do their part to save the ocean's sea turtles.

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JONATHAN

Why are Leatherback Turtles critically endangered ?

ANSWER: It is because they are being threatened and out of 1000 eggs only one survive.

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LEATHERBACK TURTLES JONATHAN

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Sea turtles have thick skin that man-o-war tentacles cannot penetrate. This allows them to attack one of the most poisonous animals in the ocean!

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rescuing a leatherback turtle JONATHAN IN USA

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us coast guard rescues turtle trapped in fishing line

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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Turtle Tangled In Fishing Line

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Did you know that sea turtles have been living on planet Earth since the time of the dinosaurs? Around 110 million years. There are seven different species of sea turtles, six of which - green, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, leatherback, loggerhead, and the olive ridley - can be found throughout the ocean in both warm and cool waters.

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This clutch of Reeves turtle eggs were laid on 2nd June 2010. After 63 days of waiting on my side, the eggs began to hatch. It is really thrilling to see the baby turtles getting out of the shell for the first time in my life.

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are there really three headed turtles?

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This turtle was born in Peru with three heads!! The middle head is underdeveloped, but does have eye slits. It does not have a fully developed brain. The other two heads function perfectly and both of them eat. This turtle has one set of lungs and one heart.

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This is a video of a leather back turtle eating jellyfishes.

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There were lots of Jellyfish and i never knew these Turtles eat them.

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Why are the leatherback endangered???????????????

Ans: They are endangered beacause we,humans throw plastic bags, canned foods, etc.

Another reason is land creatures such as crabs kill the poor hatchlings .

We must do our part to save them!!!!! :(

Watch this video and pity them!

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Leatherback Sea Turtles Conservation Program

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Ok, I don't own the song or the pictures. I think this video sends a good message though. Please comment, rate, and subscribe.

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Headless leatherback turtle

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This endangered monster of the deep killed for only a tiny piece of meat - its head. It spend nearly the whole night laying its eggs above the high tide line and on its way back to the safety of the sea it got killed for some meat less than maybe a pilchard!

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Nigel

Why are they going to be extinct

Ans: Because of us

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Leatherback Sea Turtles Conservation Program

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Ok, I don't own the song or the pictures. I think this video sends a good message though. Please comment, rate, and subscribe.

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a) what do they eat??

b)

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The major threats to the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) are considered to be harvesting (hunting/gathering), accidental mortality in fishing nets, and industrial pollution of water sources.

In the Atlantic, some nesting populations appear to be increasing recently, but the numbers in the Pacific continue to plummet, with as many as 1/3 of the females failing to return to nesting grounds each year.

Since the majority of the leatherback turtle population is in the Pacific, this massive decline (over 70% reduction in the last decade) means the turtle is Critically Endangered, even though some sub-populations are increasing slightly.

Sorce: Yahoo answers =)

P.S: I do not know what Dermochelys coriacea is... XD

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syaqila

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1. how heavy can a leatherback turtle weigh?

ans: From the video,I learnt that a leatherback turtle can up to 5 refrigerator (900kg)

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Leatherback Sea Turtle Documentary Discovery Channel Full

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The leatherback seaturtle is the world's largest reptile. It is significantly larger than all other marine turtles. The leatherback's body is teardrop-shaped, tapering at the rear to a blunt point. The carapace, or upper shell, can grow to more than 2 m in length, and the turtle can weigh more than 900 kg.

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oh look how pitiful is a leatherback turtl

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Giant Leatherback Sea Turtle Freed From Entanglement

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As a major jellyfish predator, the leatherback turtle provides natural ecological control of jellyfish populations. Overabundance of jellyfish may reduce fish populations as jellyfish can feed on fish larvae and reduce population growth of commercially important fish.

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i want to know how big is the biggest leatherback turtle

Ans:The largest leatherback turtle ever found was an 8.5-ft-long

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I want to know how leatherback turtles migrate

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Nigel

Another video

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Leatherback Turtle (Best footage EVER recorded on beach in daylight). Very rare!

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Leatherback Turtle - Laying eggs in broad daylight at Sodwana - South Africa Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to two meters long and exceeding 900 kilograms. Leatherbacks can dive to depths of 1,280 meters - deeper than any other turtle-and can stay down for up to 85 minutes.

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I want to know how leatherback turtles became exdangered

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Nigel

Another video

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Baby leatherback turtle hatchlings make their way to the sea.

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Baby leatherback turtles emerged from their eggs and nests this morning and made their painstaking way to the Sea of Cortez.

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I lear

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A)Why do people kill leatherback turtle for its skin?

B)Humans have long hunted adult sea turtles for food and for their shells and other parts. In Indonesia, for example, shops are full of turtle souvenirs, turtle-skin bags, jewelry made from shells, and stuffed turtles, all of which are marketed to tourists.Sea turtles have suffered from the growing taste for turtle soup, considered a delicacy in Europe. Leatherbacks are killed to be rendered into oil for caulking boats in the Persian Gulf, for use in oil lamps in Papua New Guinea, and for medicinal use in the Caribbean. In the Solomon Islands, hunting sea turtles, including leatherbacks, is considered an important cultural event. Japan historically has been the largest importer of sea turtle products in the world. Between 1970 and 1989, Japan imported 1.5 million pounds (680 metric tons) of shell, which represents about 700,000 dead turtles.

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Baby leatherback turtle hatchlings make their way to the sea.

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Baby leatherback turtles emerged from their eggs and nests this morning and made their painstaking way to the Sea of Cortez.

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They look good when they are laying.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle Documentary Discovery Channel Full

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From this video, I can find out the biggest leather back turtle :O

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Leatherback Turtle (Best footage EVER recorded on beach in daylight). Very rare!

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Leatherback Turtle - Laying eggs in broad daylight at Sodwana - South Africa Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to two meters long and exceeding 900 kilograms. Leatherbacks can dive to depths of 1,280 meters - deeper than any other turtle-and can stay down for up to 85 minutes.

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I want to learn how these animals survive.

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Oh my god

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New Born, Baby Sea Turtles Race to the Ocean!

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Here are some fun facts:

he leatherback turtle is the largest marine turtle and one of the largest living reptiles. Leatherbacks are one of the most migratory of all marine turtle species, making both trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific crossings. They are easily distinguished by their carapace, which is leathery, not hard as in other turtles, and by their long front flippers.

Leatherbacks have a unique system of blood supply to their bones and cartilage. This enables their body temperature to stay several degrees above the water temperature and allows them to tolerate cold water, rather like a mammal. They can dive to depths of up to 1,200m, much deeper than any other marine turtle.

Recent DNA analysis confirms that Atlantic and Pacific populations are genetically distinct lineages of a single species. In turn, nesting Pacific leather back populations are separated into two genetically distinct populations (eastern and western populations).

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A) I want to know how long is the life span of the leather back turtle?

B) I have learnt that leather back turtles are one of the largest turtles in the world

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French scientists from CNRS and other groups shows that the marine turtles use a relatively simple navigation system involving the earth's magnetic field, and this allows them to return to the same egg-laying site without having the ability to correct for the deflection of ocean currents. Published in the Current Biology and Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Thats how the turtles know where they were born! :D

A: How does the leatherback turtle know which beach it was born on?

B: They use a relatively simple navigation system

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Question: I want to know why they are endangered.

Answer: We throw plastic bags into the ocean and the turtles think it is its food,jellyfish and eat it,so it will suffocate to death.

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Why does the leatherback turtle

grow so much bigger than others ?

If it is an adaption , I want to know

what it's adapting to .

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A.How do they reproduce?

B.From the video,I realise that after nesting,they will leave the beach and return to the same beach!

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The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle Motion Graphic.wmv

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Why are the teeth

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Some leather back turtle adult live in ocean that the temperature is below 10%

the leather back turtle can reach up to 180cm, and 500kg in weight.

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Cool

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Baby leatherback turtle hatchlings make their way to the sea.

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Baby leatherback turtles emerged from their eggs and nests this morning and made their painstaking way to the Sea of Cortez.

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Press this pic if u would like to know more about LEATHERBACK TURTLES!!!!

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Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet long and exceeding 2,000 pounds. These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that traces its evolutionary roots back more than 100 million years. Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world.

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more hydrodynamic structure. Leatherbacks can dive to depths of 4,200 feet-deeper than any other turtle-and can stay down for up to 85 minutes.

Leatherbacks have the widest

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Leatherback Sea Turtle | National Geographic

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Discover why this massive, deep-diving sea turtle that survived the demise of dinosaurs is now struggling to survive the threats of humans.

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The leatherback turtle has survived for more than a hundred million years, but is now facing extinction. Recent estimates of numbers show that this species is declining precipitously throughout its range. How we can help Leather back turtle returns to the sea after laying eggs on the beach.

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Oh my goddd!!!!!! look at all those little cute Fellows

There are about 60-100 of them

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soooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

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At the Hilton Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - We're about to release 60 hatchlings into the Sea of Cortez. This is my hatchling - I named him Steinbeck. I later released Doc to join him...

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Leather attack

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Extreme Free Dive Leatherback Turtle Attack

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Free Dive Trip in the Gulf of Mexico w/ a 8' Leatherback Turtle that attacks. Note to self, Leatherback turtles are dangerous. The mouth on this one is about the size of a 5 gallon bucket except lined with a shark edge. www.spearblog.com

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q: I want to know why they are being hunt.

a: http://youtu.be/kn0ZDR5qPRo

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Very interesting species !

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Leatherback Turtle Nesting in Daylight on Vieques - Very Rare! (subtítulos CC en español)

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this is a leatherback turtle documentry :D

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a)I would like to know how long can a leather turtle back live?

some can live up to 50 years

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1)Why they are called leatherback turtles.

How they remember the beach that they were born on

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Q:I want to know Why are Leatherback Turtles

Becoming Extinct.

A:Due to Over harvesting,Illegal Trade and Habitat Loss.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle Documentary Discovery Channel Full

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HD Leatherback Turtle footage (Dermochelys coriacea)

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Extremely rare underwater leatherback turtle footage. The video also includes hatching and nesting. License this footage and more at http://www.scubazooimages.com HD Footage shot using Gates housings. http://www.gateshousings.com

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scariest mouth in the world

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I want to how the leatherback turtle come out of the egg.

I learnt that baby leatherback turtles can hatch in a large group.

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they have amazing brains,thats how :)

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A.How do Leatherback turtles find their way back????

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I want to know how the leatherback turtles remember where are they born.

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I want to know how the leatherback turtles remember which beach

they were born?

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I want to know how big is the biggest leatherback turtle

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(A) I want to know how we can help stop the leatherback sea turtles from being endangered.

(B) I learnt that the leatherback sea turtle can get stuck in abandoned fishing nets.

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Information about the Leatherback Sea Turtle and how to help save this endangered species

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A) I want to know how long does the leather back turtle live.

Answer: They live for 30 years to a hundred years old.

B)I learnt that Leather

back sea turtles are the biggest turtles on Earth.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle Research in Costa Rica

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Help save leatherback sea turtles from extinction at one of the most important remaining nesting beaches in the world.

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i want to know how heavy are the leather back turtles?XD

i learnt that the leather back turtles weigh 1700 pounds and they are the largest turtles.

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I want to know how many leatherback turtle are born in one time

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A] What do they eat? XD

B] I learned that they have the scariest mouth in the world! XD

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A. i want know how the leatherback turtle remembers which beach they are born on.

B. i have learnt that the leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle.

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This is documentary of a giant leatherback turtles

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I want to know how leatherback turtle remember

which beach they are born.

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I want to know how the leatherback turtles remember the beach they r born on.

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1) has any leatherback turtle layed eggs on a different beach????

2)no...

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1) I want to Know what is the species of the leather back turtles called?

2)The leather back sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.

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A: I want to know how leather backs lay eggs ?