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About the Leatherback Sea Turtle

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.

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Leatherback Sea Turtles. The largest of all sea turtles, and one of the largest reptiles on earth, the leatherback turtle ranges in size from 4-8 feet in length (1.2 - 2.4 meters) and weighs between 500-2,000 pounds (225 - 900 kg).
The leatherback sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.

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LEATHERBACK
Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle, with a large, teardrop-shaped body. A large pair of front flippers powers the turtles through the water. Like other sea turtles, the leatherback has flattened fore limbs adapted for swimming in the open ocean. Claws are absent from both pairs of flippers. The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles. Leatherback's front flippers can grow up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in large specimens, the largest flippers (even in comparison to its body) of any sea turtle.

The leatherback has several characteristics that distinguish it from other sea turtles. Its most notable feature is the lack of a bonycarapace. Instead of scutes, it has thick, leathery skin with embedded minuscule osteoderms. Seven distinct ridges rise from the carapace, crossing from the cranial to caudal margin of the turtle's back. Leatherbacks are unique among reptiles in that their scales lackβ-keratin. The entire turtle's dorsal surface is colored dark grey to black, with a scattering of white blotches and spots. Demonstratingcountershading, the turtle's underside is lightly colored.[16][17] Instead of teeth, the leatherback turtle has points on the tomium of its upper lip, with backwards spines in its throat to help it swallow food and to stop its prey from escaping once caught.

D. coriacea adults average 1–1.75 m (3.3–5.7 ft) in curved carapace length (CCL), 1.83–2.2 m (6.0–7.2 ft) in total length, and 250 to 700 kg (550 to 1,540 lb) in weight.[16][18] In the Caribbean, the mean size of adults was reported at 384 kg (847 lb) in weight and 1.55 m (5.1 ft) in CCL.[19] Similarly, those nesting in French Guiana, weighed an average of 339.3 kg (748 lb) and measured 1.54 m (5.1 ft) in CCL.[20][21] The largest verified specimen ever found was discovered in the Pakistani beach of Sanspit and measured 213 cm (6.99 ft) in CCL and 650 kg (1,433 lb) in weight,[22] a previous contender, the "Harlech turtle", was purportedly 256.5 cm (8.42 ft) in CCL and 916 kg (2,019 lb) in weight[23][24]however recent inspection of its remains housed at the National Museum Cardiff have found that its true CCL is around 1.5 m (4.9 ft), casting doubt on the accuracy of the claimed weight, as well.[22] On the other hand, a scientific paper claimed that the species can weigh up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) without providing more verifiable detail.[25] The leatherback turtle is scarcely larger than any other sea turtle upon hatching, as they average 61.3 mm (2.41 in) in carapace length and weigh around 46 g (1.6 oz) when freshly hatched.[19]

D. coriacea exhibits several anatomical characteristics believed to be associated with a life in cold waters, including an extensive covering of brown adipose tissue,[26]temperature-independent swimming muscles,[27] countercurrent heat exchangers between the large front flippers and the core body, and an extensive network of countercurrent heat exchangers surrounding the trachea.

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The giant leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, is the biggest turtle species still in the world. They are a giant amongst most other modern reptiles, the only ones bigger are three of the remaining species of crocodilians.

Image Credit: Leatherback via Shutterstock

In addition to being very large, one thing that is immediately noticeable is that they don’t possess a bony shell, like most other turtle species. They are instead covered in a thick layer of “leather” and fat, hence their name — the Giant Leatherback Turtle. They have what is considered to be the most hydrodynamic body design of any living turtle, which is part of what allows them to reach speeds of up to 22 mph, making them the fastest moving reptile in the world.

On average Dermochelys coriacea adults tend towards around 6.0–7.2 feet in total length, and towards a weight of around 550 to 1,500 lbs. They can reach much, much larger than that though. The biggest one reported in modern times was over 9.8 feet when measured from head to tail, with a carapace longer than 7.2 feet, and weighing in at about 2,000 lbs. That individual was found on a beach on the west coast of Wales.

They are the last remaining species in the genus Dermochelys, and are likely headed towards extinction themselves. They are currently listed as critically endangered, with only an estimated 26,000 to 43,000 mature females left, spread out across all of the oceans of the world. Their numbers have fallen drastically during the last century, the primary causes being: the exploitation of their nests/eggs by humans, being caught as by-catch by fishing boats, being killed by boat collisions, and diseases/deaths caused by the chemical/physical pollution released by human activity.

Image Credit: Leather On Land via Flickr CC

Exploitation of turtle nests has been one of the most significant factors in the species’ global population decline. Almost total collapse of many local nesting populations has occurred throughout most of Southeast Asia. Their flesh is not to the taste of many people though, so they are not typically hunted, except on the sustenance level. They are regularly caught as by-catch though, because they are so large that ‘turtle excluder devices’ tend to be ineffective. An estimated 1,500 mature females were being caught accidentally every year during the 1990s. Perhaps more significant than any of that though, is the effect that human-caused pollution is having on them. Many turtles die from the malabsorption and intestinal blockage that results from the ingestion of balloons and plastic bags, which greatly resemble the jellyfish that they prey on. And chemical pollution has also been found to be having a significant effect on them, very high levels of phthalates have been measured in their eggs’ yolks.

Something else that is worth noting, is that turtles are one of the few animals to prey on jellyfish, with a decline in their numbers, jellyfish numbers tend to rocket upwards, as they have in recent years.

Some other interesting facts about them:

– They don’t have teeth, instead possessing spines throughout their throats which stop prey from escaping after being eaten. As the awesome picture below shows.

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– They are very well adapted to life in cold waters: possessing an extensive layer of brown fat tissue, “temperature independent swimming muscles, counter-current heat exchangers between the large front flippers and the core body, as well as an extensive network of counter-current heat exchangers surrounding the trachea.”

– Leatherbacks are almost unique among reptiles with regards to their ability to maintain a high body temperatures via the use of metabolically generated heat, being, in a way, warm-blooded. But rather than maintain a high body temperature via a high resting metabolism, like mammals do, giant leatherbacks turtles instead use a very high activity rate. “Studies on wild D.coriacea discovered individuals may spend as little as 0.1% of the day resting. This constant swimming creates muscle-derived heat. Coupled with their counter-current heat exchangers, insulating fat covering and large size, leatherbacks are able to maintain high temperature differentials compared to the surrounding water. Adult leatherbacks have been found with core body temperatures that were 18 °C (32 °F) above the water they were swimming in.”

– They are one of the deepest diving marine animals alive currently. They have been recorded reaching depths of over 4,200 feet.

– They live all over the world, possessing the widest distribution of any still living turtle species. “D. coriacea has the widest distribution, reaching as far north as Alaska and Norway and as far south as the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and the southernmost tip of New Zealand. The leatherback is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, and its range extends well into the Arctic Circle.”

– The giant leatherback turtle is divided amongst three major, genetically distinct populations. These populations reside in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and western Pacific Oceans.

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About the Leatherback Sea Turtle

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.

Population Range

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.

These little creatures like to eat  JellyFish ,  sea squirts and other soft-bodied animals
leatherback turtles swimming

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This Sea Turtle Had A Big Plastic Fork Stuck Up Its Nose

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This leatherback sea turtle had a big chunk of plastic stuck up its nose that it couldn't remove by itself. Luckily, some conservationists from the Leatherback Turtle Trust were there to help out.

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Leather Back turtles are Worlds Biggest Turtle and World Deepest divers and they are getting extinct. They are in danger/and they need our help. How to help them? 1) We must not Throw any junk in the water or Many Leather Back turtles mat thought it as a prey for the leather back turtle and will it them. 2) Do not take leather back turtle's egg and sell them for money or Leather back will be extinct. 3) Leather Back Turtles can not eat as food or they will be extinct.( Facts). Leather back turtles

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YUHEN                               Leatherback sea turtle , sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae.

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YUHEN                               Leatherback sea turtle , sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae.

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Jellyfish are the main staple of its diet, but it is also known to feed on sea urchins, squid, crustaceans, tunicates, fish, blue-green algae, and floating seaweed. HABITAT: The leatherback is the most pelagic of the sea turtles.

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.

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About leatherback turtles:
Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle

Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea

Type: Reptiles

Diet: Carnivores

Average Lifespan in The Wild: 45 years

Size: Up to 7 ft (2 m)

Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

1.  Leatherbacks are the largest sea turtle.

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest living reptile and the largest sea turtle. They can grow to over 6 feet in length and weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Leatherbacks are also unique among sea turtles in that instead of a hard carapace, their shell bones are covered by a leather-like, oily "skin."
2.  Leatherbacks are the deepest-diving turtle.

Leatherbacks could swim alongside some of the deepest-diving whales - they are capable of diving at least 3,900 feet. Their deep dives help them search for prey, avoid predators and escape from the heat when they are in warm waters. A 2010 study found that these turtles may regulate their buoyancy during a deep dive by varying the amount of air they inhale at the surface.

3.  Leatherbacks are world travelers.

Leatherbacks are the most wide-ranging sea turtle. They also have the widest range, because they have a counter-current heat exchange system and lots of oil within their body that allows them to keep their core body temperature higher than the surrounding sea water - therefore, they can tolerate areas with colder water temperatures. These turtles are found as far north as Newfoundland, Canada, and as far south as South America. They are generally thought of as apelagic species, but may also be found in waters closer to shore.
4.  Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish and other soft-bodied creatures.

It seems amazing that these enormous animals can live on what they eat. Leatherbacks feed primarily on soft-bodied animals like jellyfish and salps. They do not have teeth, but have sharp cusps in their mouths that help grasp their pray, and spines in their throat and esophagus to make sure prey can get in their throat, but not out. These turtles are important to marine food webs as they may help keep overabundant jellyfish populations in check. Because of their diet, leatherback sea turtles may be threatened by marine debris like plastic bags and balloons, which they may mistake for prey.
5.  Leatherbacks are endangered.
Leatherbacks are listed on the Endangered Species Act as endangered, and as "critically endangered" on the IUCN Red List. The Atlantic Ocean population appears to be more stable than the Pacific Ocean population. Threats to leatherback turtles include entanglement in fishing gear and marine debris, ingestion of marine debris, egg harvesting, and ship strikes. You can help by disposing of litter responsibly, reducing use of plastics, never releasing balloons, watching out for turtles when boating, and by supporting turtle research, rescue and rehabilitation organizations.
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About the Leatherback Sea Turtle

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.
Turtle Shel

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.
Population Range

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.
Reproduction

Leatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest, leaving a large, disturbed area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning to the sea.

The temperature inside the nest determines the reproduction of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest temperature is approximately 85.1 degrees Fahrenheit (29.5 degrees Celsius), while higher temperatures produce females and cooler temperatures produce males. Female hatchlings that make it to sea will roam the oceans. When they return to the same nesting areas to produce their own offspring. Males spend the rest of their lives at sea.
Threats to Survival

Their lifespan is unknown but many leatherbacks meet an early end due to human activity. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood. Eggs are often taken by humans from nests to be consumed for subsistence or as aphrodisiacs. Many leatherbacks fall victim to fishing lines and nets, or are struck by boats. Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of plastic in their stomachs.

Leatherbacks are currently designated as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The number of leatherbacks in the Atlantic appears to be stable or increasing, but the Pacific population is declining at an alarming rate due to egg harvest, fishery bycatch, coastal development, and highly variable food availability. Some Pacific populations have disappeared entirely from certain areas, such as Malaysia.

Scientists around the world are tracking and studying leatherbacks to learn more about these reptilian giants and how they can be saved.
Some pictures:And the small babies:The leatherback is something of the sea turtle par excellence. It:

Is the fastest swimming sea turtle

Is the largest sea turtle on Earth

Bears the heaviest clutches of eggs

Migrates the greatest distances

Is the fastest growing of all reptiles

Can weigh, as an adult, as much as 1,300 pounds

Can dive as deep as a whale, around 4,000 feet, among various other superlatives.

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The leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea  sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.[4][5] It is the only living species in the genus Dermochely and family Dermochelyidae. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Dermochelys is the only extant genus of the family DermochelyidaeLife Cycle of A Sea Turtle. The sea turtle life cycle starts when a female lays its eggs on a nesting beach, usually in the tropics. From six weeks to two months later (depending on the species), a tiny hatchling makes its way to the surface of the sand and heads to the water, dodging every predator imaginable.Leatherback Sea Turtles. The largest of all sea turtles, and one of the largest reptiles on earth, the leatherback turtle ranges in size from 4-8 feet in length (1.2 - 2.4 meters) and weighs between 500-2,000 pounds (225 - 900 kg).They are the largest sea turtle species and also one of the most migratory, crossing both the Atlantic andPacific Oceans. Pacific leatherbacks migrate fromnesting beaches in the Coral Triangle all the way to the California coast to feed on the abundant jellyfishevery summer and fall.Leatherback turtles love jellyfish! It seems very unlikely that such a large turtle would eat something so small that consists mainly of water, but they eat tons of them. Leatherbacks also eat sea squirts and other soft-bodied animals.Sea turtles live in almost every ocean basin throughout the world, nesting on tropical and subtropical beaches. They migrate long distances to feed, often crossing entire oceans. Some loggerheads nest in Japan and migrate to Baja California Sur, Mexico to forage before returning home again.Out of 7 known species of sea turtles, 6 are critically endangered. Main factors that decrease number ofsea turtles are: poaching, loss of nesting or feeding areas, accidental catch (called bycatch), ocean pollution and weather changes (global warming).Interesting Sea Turtle Facts: Sea turtles are very old organisms.The leatherback sea turtle is the largest living reptile and the largest sea turtle. They can grow to over 6 feet in length and weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Leatherbacks are also unique among sea turtles in that instead of a hard carapace, their shell bones are covered by a leather-like, oily "skin."The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle

Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea

Type: Reptiles

Diet: Carnivores

Average Lifespan in The Wild: 45 years

Size: Up to 7 ft (2 m)

Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

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Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle, with a large, teardrop-shaped body. A large pair of front flippers powers the turtles through the water. Like other sea turtles, the leatherback has flattened fore limbs adapted for swimming in the open ocean. Claws are absent from both pairs of flippers. The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles. Leatherback's front flippers can grow up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in large specimens, the largest flippers (even in comparison to its body) of any sea turtle.

The leatherback has several characteristics that distinguish it from other sea turtles. Its most notable feature is the lack of a bonycarapace. Instead of scutes, it has thick, leathery skin with embedded minuscule osteoderms. Seven distinct ridges rise from the carapace, crossing from the cranial to caudal margin of the turtle's back. Leatherbacks are unique among reptiles in that their scales lackβ-keratin. The entire turtle's dorsal surface is colored dark grey to black, with a scattering of white blotches and spots. Demonstratingcountershading, the turtle's underside is lightly colored.[16][17] Instead of teeth, the leatherback turtle has points on the tomium of its upper lip, with backwards spines in its throat to help it swallow food and to stop its prey from escaping once caught.

D. coriacea adults average 1–1.75 m (3.3–5.7 ft) in curved carapace length (CCL), 1.83–2.2 m (6.0–7.2 ft) in total length, and 250 to 700 kg (550 to 1,540 lb) in weight.[16][18] In the Caribbean, the mean size of adults was reported at 384 kg (847 lb) in weight and 1.55 m (5.1 ft) in CCL.[19] Similarly, those nesting in French Guiana, weighed an average of 339.3 kg (748 lb) and measured 1.54 m (5.1 ft) in CCL.[20][21] The largest verified specimen ever found was discovered in the Pakistani beach of Sanspit and measured 213 cm (6.99 ft) in CCL and 650 kg (1,433 lb) in weight,[22] a previous contender, the "Harlech turtle", was purportedly 256.5 cm (8.42 ft) in CCL and 916 kg (2,019 lb) in weight[23][24]however recent inspection of its remains housed at the National Museum Cardiff have found that its true CCL is around 1.5 m (4.9 ft), casting doubt on the accuracy of the claimed weight, as well.[22] On the other hand, a scientific paper claimed that the species can weigh up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) without providing more verifiable detail.[25] The leatherback turtle is scarcely larger than any other sea turtle upon hatching, as they average 61.3 mm (2.41 in) in carapace length and weigh around 46 g (1.6 oz) when freshly hatched.[19]

D. coriacea exhibits several anatomical characteristics believed to be associated with a life in cold waters, including an extensive covering of brown adipose tissue,[26]temperature-independent swimming muscles,[27] countercurrent heat exchangers between the large front flippers and the core body, and an extensive network of countercurrent heat exchangers surrounding the trachea.[28]

eatherbacks have been viewed as unique among extant reptiles for their ability to maintain high body temperatures using metabolically generated heat, or endothermy. Initial studies on their metabolic rates found leatherbacks had resting metabolisms around three times higher than expected for reptiles of their size.[29] However, recent studies using reptile representatives encompassing all the size ranges leatherbacks pass through during ontogeny discovered the resting metabolic rate of a large D. coriacea is not significantly different from predicted results based on allometry.[30]

Rather than using a high resting metabolism, leatherbacks appear to take advantage of a high activity rate. Studies on wild D. coriacea discovered individuals may spend as little as 0.1% of the day resting.[31] This constant swimming creates muscle-derived heat. Coupled with their countercurrent heat exchangers, insulating fat covering, and large size, leatherbacks are able to maintain high temperature differentials compared to the surrounding water. Adult leatherbacks have been found with core body temperatures that were 18 °C (32 °F) above the water in which they were swimming.[32]

Leatherback turtles are one of the deepest-diving marine animals. Individuals have been recorded diving to depths as great as 1,280 m (4,200 ft).[33][34] Typical dive durations are between 3 and 8 minutes, with dives of 30–70 minutes occurring infrequently.[35]

They are also the fastest-moving reptiles. The 1992 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records lists the leatherback turtle moving at 35.28 km/h (21.92 mph) in the water.[36][37] More typically, they swim at 1.80–10.08 km/h (1.12–6.26 mph).[31]

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LeatherBack turtle are the worlds largest creature in the world.
All about leatherback turtles
The leatherback sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians,
where do leatherback turtle live
The maximum recorded weight of a leatherback is 916 kg (2015 pounds). There are several populations of leatherback turtles that live in very different parts of the world. Eastern Pacific leatherbacks nest in Costa Rica and Mexico and travel to both South America (off Chile and Peru) and California.All leatherback turtles eat jellyfish.The leatherback sea turtle is a circumglobal species, meaning that it can range throughout almost all the oceans of the world. It nests on tropical beaches in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Once abundant throughout the world's oceans, all eight species of sea turtles are now threatened or endangered.
What do leatherback turtle need to survive/
Leatherback turtles love jellyfish! It seems very unlikely that such a large turtle would eat something so small that consists mainly of water, but they eat tons of them. Leatherbacks also eat sea squirts and other soft-bodied animals.

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They are still young Leatherback turtle.they will going to go their own to find food to survive.Some image of Leatherback  turtle .

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They are the largest living turtles on earth. They can grow up to 7 feet long and exceeding 2000 pounds.These reptilian relics are the only remaining representetives of a family of turtles that traces their evolutionary roots back more than 100 million years.Ones prevalent in every ocean except the artic and antaric, 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.

View ImagesA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKCommon Name: Leatherback Sea TurtleScientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: ReptilesDiet: CarnivoresAverage Lifespan in The Wild: 45 yearsSize: Up to 7 ft (2 m)Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

IUCN Red List Status: ?VulnerableLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernExtinctCurrent Population Trend: UnknownAbout the Leatherback Sea TurtleLeatherbacks 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.Turtle ShellWhile 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.Population RangeLeatherbacks 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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About the Leatherback Sea Turtle

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.

Turtle Shell

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.

Population Range

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.

Reproduction

Leatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest, leaving a large, disturbed area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning to the sea.

The temperature inside the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest temperature is approximately 85.1 degrees Fahrenheit (29.5 degrees Celsius), while higher temperatures produce females and cooler temperatures produce males. Female hatchlings that make it to sea will roam the oceans until they reach sexual maturity, when they return to the same nesting areas to produce their own offspring. Males spend the rest of their lives at sea.

Threats to Survival

Their lifespan is unknown but many leatherbacks meet an early end due to human activity. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood. Eggs are often taken by humans from nests to be consumed for subsistence or as aphrodisiacs. Many leatherbacks fall victim to fishing lines and nets, or are struck by boats. Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of plastic in their stomachs.

Leatherbacks are currently designated as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The number of leatherbacks in the Atlantic appears to be stable or increasing, but the Pacific population is declining at an alarming rate due to egg harvest, fishery bycatch, coastal development, and highly variable food availability. Some Pacific populations have disappeared entirely from certain areas, such as Malaysia.

Scientists around the world are tracking and studying leatherbacks to learn more about these reptilian giants and how they can be saved.

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Lethaerback turtles are sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hf0IU1ax6M

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Male leatherback turtles always stays in water while the female leatherbacks goes up to shore to lay their eggs.The eggs hatch in abo u 40 to 70 days. Leatherback turtles can grow up to 3 meters long. The leatherback sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.

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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.

Leatherbacks are one of the more endangered creatures on Earth. They are often caught by accident in fishing nets. Stuck underwater, they drown. Sea turtle nesting habitats are also being destroyed, and the eggs they do lay are illegally collected by people for food.

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 head toward the lights. Another hazard for sea turtles is floating plastic trash, which they often mistake for jellyfish, their main food. Leatherbacks must breathe air at the surface, but can stay underwater for up to 35 minutes at a time. Only females ever leave the ocean.

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. The eggs take about two months to hatch. The tiny hatchlings are only 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) long.

As soon as they hatch, they dig their way out of the sandy nest and scurry across the beach to the sea. Gulls and other birds often scoop up the hatchlings before they make it to the water. Other predators, such as large fish, await those lucky enough to make it into the sea.
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leatherback Turtles can swim up to 10km per hour.They have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle, with a large, teadrop shaped body. Adult leatherbacks have been found with core body temperatures that were around 18 Deegrees .A FASANATING FACT: huge turtles can grow up to about 7 feet long! watch this video ====>https://youtu.be/1aLNgroBQbA?t=36 big turtles!

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Protect endangered species, including the leatherback sea turtle, at World Wildlife Fund. Learn about the ways WWF works to conserve a future where people live in harmony with nature.

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Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any

sea turtle, with a large, teardrop-shaped body. A large pair of front flippers powers the turtles through the water. Like other sea turtles, the leatherback has flattened fore limbs adapted for swimming in the open ocean. Claws are absent from both pairs of flippers. The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles. Leatherback's front flippers can grow up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in large specimens, the largest flippers (even in comparison to its body) of any sea turtle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-KmQ6pGxg4

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Unlike other sea turtles, leatherback feeding areas are in colder waters, where an abundance of their jellyfish prey is found, which broadens their range. However, only a few beaches on both sides of the Atlantic provide nesting sites. leather back turtles are the  LARGEST TURTLES IN   EARTH they grow up to SEVEN  Feet long [2 meters] they can weight up to 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. These little creatures are the fastest swimmers and deepest divers.  Leatherback turtles love jellyfish! It seems very unlikely that such a large turtle would eat something so small that consists mainly of water, but they eat tons of them. Leatherbacks also eat sea squirts and other soft-bodied animals.

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An adult Leather back turtle is generally longer than an average-size man tall. These reptiles lived 100 million years ago.They can weigh up to 2000 pounds.They are found in oceans all around the world.The leather back turtles scientific name is Dermochelys coriacea. Their diet is carnivores.They have glands that help to empty excess salt from their eyes,making it appear as though they're crying.

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The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtlesand is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.[4][5] It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Dermochelys is the only extant genus of the family Dermochelyidae

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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.

Leatherbacks have the widest distribution of all sea turtle species. They are found throughout the Pacific,Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. In the Pacific, their range extends as far north as Alaska and south beyond the southernmost tip of New Zealand.Leatherback turtles love jellyfish! It seems very unlikely that such a large turtle would eat something so small that consists mainly of water, but they eat tons of them. Leatherbacks also eat sea squirts and other soft-bodied animals.Head has a deeply notched upper jaw with 2 cusps. The leatherback is the only sea turtle that lacks a hard shell. Its carapace is large, elongated and flexible with 7 distinct ridges running the length of the animal. Composed of a layer of thin, tough, rubbery skin, strengthened by thousands of tiny bone plates, the carapace does not have scales, except in hatchlings. All flippers are without claws. The carapace is dark grey or black with white or pale spots, while the plastron is whitish to black and marked by 5 ridges. Hatchlings have white blotches on carapace.Although the female leatherback turtles lay over nine hundred eggs only a few hatchlings make it to the sea.Leatherback turtles can swim up to 9.8 meters per second.Worlds deepest divers.

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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.

Turtle Shell

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.

Population Range

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.
how to save leatherback turtles link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nYIni25myI

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A leatherback can reach over 1.8 m (6 ft) in length and 680 kg (1,500 lb) in weight. During their long migrations, leatherbacks regularly dive to depths greater than 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in search of gelatinous zooplankton to eat. The leatherback is rapidly declining in many areas of the world.

Facts:

The leatherback is the only remaining member of its taxonomic family (Dermochelyidae).

Leatherbacks rely on a unique suite of adaptations including large body size, changes in activity and metabolic rate, peripheral insulation (i.e. fat), and adjustments in blood flow to maintain stable core body temperatures in varying water temperatures from temperate to tropical latitudes.

The largest leatherback ever reported was an adult male found in Wales. It was greater than 2 meters (6.6 feet) long and 900 kg (1980 lbs) in mass.

The longest recorded leatherback migration was 13,000 miles – one way!

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtlesand is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.[4][5] It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and familyDermochelyidae. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, itscarapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Dermochelys is the only extant genus of the family Dermochelyidae.

Save The Leatherbacks
The primary goal of this Foundation is the help reverse the rapid decline of the Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, populations toward extinction, which is occurring at an alarmingly fast rate. Our goal to help achieve a significant reversal of population decline in the the largest Leatherback turtle nesting beaches in the Pacific, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, to increase the number of hatchlings. Find out more about our Goals & Objectives »

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*Leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles on earth, growing up to 7 feet long and exceeding 2,000 pounds.These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of the turtles that traces it's evolutionary roots back more than 100 million years.
*leatherback turtles have the wildest 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.

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1.Head has a deeply notched upper jaw with 2 cusps. The leatherback is the only sea turtle that lacks a hard shell. Its carapace is large, elongated and flexible with 7 distinct ridges running the length of the animal. Composed of a layer of thin, tough, rubbery skin, strengthened by thousands of tiny bone plates, the carapace does not have scales, except in hatchlings. All flippers are without claws.
2. 4 to 6 feet (130 - 183 cm). The largest leatherback ever recorded was almost 10 feet (305 cm) from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail and weighed in at 2,019 pounds (916 kg).
3. 660 to 1,100 pounds (300 - 500 kg).
4.  Leatherbacks have delicate, scissor-like jaws. Their jaws would be damaged by anything other than a diet of soft-bodied animals, so they feed almost exclusively on jellyfish. It is remarkable that this large, active animal can survive on a diet of jellyfish, which are composed mostly of water and appear to be a poor source of nutrients.
5. Primarily found in the open ocean, as far north as Alaska and as far south as the southern tip of Africa, though recent satellite tracking research indicates that leatherbacks feed in areas just offshore. Known to be active in water below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the only reptile known to remain active at such a low temperature.
6. Nest at intervals of 2 to 3 years, though recent research has indicated they can nest every year. Nests between 4 to 7 times per season, with an average of 10 days between nestings. Lays an average of 80 fertilized eggs, the size of billiard balls, and 30 smaller, unfertilized eggs, in each nest. Eggs incubate for about 65 days. Unlike other species of sea turtles, leatherback females may change nesting beaches, though they tend to stay in the same region.
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Leatherback Turtles are know as the fastest swimmer in the world.

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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.
Turtle Shell

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.

Population Range

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.

Reproduction

Leatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest, leaving a large, disturbed area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning to the sea.

The temperature inside the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest temperature is approximately 85.1 degrees Fahrenheit (29.5 degrees Celsius), while higher temperatures produce females and cooler temperatures produce males. Female hatchlings that make it to sea will roam the oceans until they reach sexual maturity, when they return to the same nesting areas to produce their own offspring. Males spend the rest of their lives at sea.

Threats to Survival

Their lifespan is unknown but many leatherbacks meet an early end due to human activity. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood. Eggs are often taken by humans from nests to be consumed for subsistence or as aphrodisiacs. Many leatherbacks fall victim to fishing lines and nets, or are struck by boats. Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of plastic in their stomachs.

Leatherbacks are currently designated as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The number of leatherbacks in the Atlantic appears to be stable or increasing, but the Pacific population is declining at an alarming rate due to egg harvest, fishery bycatch, coastal development, and highly variable food availability. Some Pacific populations have disappeared entirely from certain areas, such as Malaysia.

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While other sea turtle species almost always return to their hatching beach, leatherbacks may choose another beach within the region. They choose beaches with soft sand because their softer shells and plastrons are easily damaged by hard rocks. Nesting beaches also have shallower approach angles from the sea. This is a vulnerability for the turtles because such beaches easily erode. They nest at night when the risk of predation and heat stress is lowest. As leatherback turtles spend the vast majority of their lives in the ocean, their eyes are not well adapted to night vision on land. The typical nesting environment includes a dark forested area adjacent to the beach. The contrast between this dark forest and the brighter, moonlit ocean provides directionality for the females. They nest towards the dark and then return to the ocean and the light.Size of leatherback compared to human

Baby leatherback turtle

Females excavate a nest above the high-tide line with their flippers. One female may lay as many as nine clutches in one breeding season. About nine days pass between nesting events. Average clutch size is around 110 eggs, 85% of which are viable.[16] After laying, the female carefully back-fills the nest, disguising it from predators with a scattering of sand. Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle, with a large, teardrop-shaped body. A large pair of front flippers powers the turtles through the water. Like other sea turtles, the leatherback has flattened fore limbs adapted for swimming in the open ocean. Claws are absent from both pairs of flippers. The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles. Leatherback's front flippers can grow up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in large specimens, the largest flippers (even in comparison to its body) of any sea turtle.Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle, with a large, teardrop-shaped body. A large pair of front flippers powers the turtles through the water. Like other sea turtles, the leatherback has flattened fore limbs adapted for swimming in the open ocean. Claws are absent from both pairs of flippers. The leatherback's flippers are the largest in proportion to its body among extant sea turtles. Leatherback's front flippers can grow up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in large specimens, the largest flippers (even in comparison to its body) of any sea turtle. Leatherbacks can weigh up to 916 kilograms. They can swim up to 9.8m/s. That is 588m/h.

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The leatherback turtle is the world's largest turtle; the largest recorded individual weighed a massive 916 kilograms . This turtle earned its common name because it lacks the typical bony plates on its carapace. Instead, its shell is flexible and covered in a thin layer of leathery skin. Leatherback sea turtles are the biggest turtles on Earth. They are often caught by accident in fishing nets.  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. 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. They dig their way out of the sandy nest and scurry across the beach to the sea.

Diet: Carnivores

Average Lifespan in The Wild: 45 years

Size: Up to 7 ft (2 m)

Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)

Turtle Shell

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.They can be found in the tropic and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and also Mediterranean Sea.
Leatherback have the widest global distribution of all reptile species.The leatherback is also known as a luth. A leatherback turtle does not have teeth. Instead it has pointy and sharp ridges along its upper and lower jaws. Leatherback turtles are omnivorous and can eat sea plants and grasses.  1 clutch has about 100 eggs. Their lifespan is estimated to be around 80 years old.
Videos of Leatherback Turtle :
1)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWtGF6JTK5g
2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8eGw1oyYoQ
3)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hf0IU1ax6M
Pictures of Leatherback Turtle :

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/l/leatherback-sea-turtle/
http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=leatherback
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/marine_turtles/leatherback_turtle/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xP65utf1Q

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leather backs sea turtle are the largest of all turtles it has a mass of 250 kg to 700 kg and a length of 1.8 m to 2.2 m, some calls leather backs "lute turtle" or "leathery turtle"

The leatherback sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians

Mass: 250 – 700 kg (Adult)

Length: 1.8 – 2.2 m (Adult)

Leather backs lays about 900 or over 900 eggs.The eggs would hatch after 49 days to 70 days.

The leather back laying its egg in beach.
After 49 days to 70 days ,the baby leather back turtles crawls to the sea and makes its way to the sea.

This shows a baby leather back turtle making its way to the water

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Leather back turtles
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.

What is the Leatherback Turtle? Leatherback turtles are the largest living turtles currently. Adultleatherbacks might be 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, 12 feet
Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle

Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea

Type: Reptiles

Diet: Carnivores

Average Lifespan in The Wild: 45 years

Size: Up to 7 ft (2 m)

Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

1 / 3View ImagesA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKCommon Name: Leatherback Sea TurtleScientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: ReptilesDiet: CarnivoresAverage Lifespan in The Wild: 45 yearsSize: Up to 7 ft (2 m)Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: IUCN Red List Status: ?VulnerableLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernExtinctCurrent Population Trend: UnknownAbout the Leatherback Sea TurtleLeatherbacks 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.Turtle ShellWhile 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.Population RangeLeatherbacks 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.ReproductionLeatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest, leaving a large, disturbed area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning to the sea.The temperature inside the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest temperature is approximately 85.1 degrees Fahrenheit (29.5 degrees Celsius), while higher temperatures produce females and cooler temperatures produce males. Female hatchlings that make it to sea will roam the oceans until they reach sexual maturity, when they return to the same nesting areas to produce their own offspring. Males spend the rest of their lives at sea.Threats to SurvivalTheir lifespan is unknown but many leatherbacks meet an early end due to human activity. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood. Eggs are often taken by humans from nests to be consumed for subsistence or as aphrodisiacs. Many leatherbacks fall victim to fishing lines and nets, or are struck by boats. Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of plastic in their stomachs.Leatherbacks are currently designated as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The number of leatherbacks in the Atlantic appears to be stable or increasing, but the Pacific population is declining at an alarming rate due to egg harvest, fishery bycatch, coastal development, and highly variable food availability. Some Pacific populations have disappeared entirely from certain areas, such as Malaysia.Scientists around the world are tracking and studying leatherbacks to learn more about these reptilian giants and how they can be saved.

1 / 3View ImagesA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKCommon Name: Leatherback Sea TurtleScientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: ReptilesDiet: CarnivoresAverage Lifespan in The Wild: 45 yearsSize: Up to 7 ft (2 m)Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: IUCN Red List Status: ?VulnerableLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernExtinctCurrent Population Trend: UnknownAbout the Leatherback Sea TurtleLeatherbacks 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.Turtle ShellWhile 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.Population RangeLeatherbacks 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.ReproductionLeatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest, leaving a large, disturbed area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning to the sea.The temperature inside the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest temperature is approximately 85.1 degrees Fahrenheit (29.5 degrees Celsius), while higher temperatures produce females and cooler temperatures produce males. Female hatchlings that make it to sea will roam the oceans until they reach sexual maturity, when they return to the same nesting areas to produce their own offspring. Males spend the rest of their lives at sea.Threats to SurvivalTheir lifespan is unknown but many leatherbacks meet an early end due to human activity. It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive to adulthood. Eggs are often taken by humans from nests to be consumed for subsistence or as aphrodisiacs. Many leatherbacks fall victim to fishing lines and nets, or are struck by boats. Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of plastic in their stomachs.Leatherbacks are currently designated as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The number of leatherbacks in the Atlantic appears to be stable or increasing, but the Pacific population is declining at an alarming rate due to egg harvest, fishery bycatch, coastal development, and highly variable food availability. Some Pacific populations have disappeared entirely from certain areas, such as Malaysia.Scientists around the world are tracking and studying leatherbacks to learn more about these reptilian giants and how they can be saved.

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Pacific leatherback sea turtles are genetically and biologically unique. They migrate extreme distances across the Pacific from nesting to foraging areas, and are generally larger in size than Atlantic leatherbacks. Pacific leatherbacks are split into two subpopulations -- Western and Eastern Pacific leatherbacks -- based on range distribution and biological and genetic characteristics. Western Pacific leatherbacks nest in the Indo-Pacific and migrate back to feeding areas off the Pacific coast of North America. Eastern Pacific leatherbacks nest along the Pacific coast of the Americas in Mexico and Costa Rica. Unlike populations of Atlantic leatherbacks, Pacific leatherback populations have plummeted in recent decades: Western Pacific leatherbacks have declined more than 80 percent and Eastern Pacific leatherbacks have declined by more than 97 percent. Extensive egg harvest and bycatch in fishing gear are the primary causes of these declines. Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriace

Type: Reptiles

Diet: Carnivores

Size: Up to 7 ft (2 m)

Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:
They crack their shells open by using their “caruncle”, a temporary, sharp egg tooth.Synonyms

Testudo coriacea.hey are exceptional amongst reptiles because they are partly able to maintain an elevated body temperature via thermal inertia and a specially organised blood supply system in their shoulders (10).  Adult leatherback turtles are truly pelagic .

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Amazing Facts About Leatherback Sea Turtles

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The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. ...

The leatherback sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life

Mass: 250 – 700 kg (Adult)

Length: 1.8 – 2.2 m (Adult)

Rank: Species

Higher classification: Dermochelys
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.[4][5] It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Dermochelys is the only extant genus of the family Dermochelyidae.

Habitat[edit]

Leatherback turtles can be found primarily in the open ocean. Scientists tracked a leatherback turtle that swam from Jen Womom beach of Tambrauw regency in West Papua province of Indonesia to the U.S. in a 20,000 km (12,000 mi) foraging journey over a period of 647 days.[16][49] Leatherbacks follow their jellyfish prey throughout the day, resulting in turtles "preferring" deeper water in the daytime, and shallower water at night (when the jellyfish rise up the water column).[31] This hunting strategy often places turtles in very frigid waters. One individual was found actively hunting in waters that had a surface temperature of 0.4 °C. (32.72 °F).[50] Leatherback turtles are known to pursue prey deeper than 1000 m — beyond the physiological limits of all other diving tetrapods except for beaked whales and sperm whale

Their favored breeding beaches are mainland sites facing deep water, and they seem to avoid those sites protected by coral reefs.[52]

View ImagesA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKA leatherback sea turtle hatchling photographed in Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaPHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARKCommon Name: Leatherback Sea TurtleScientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: ReptilesDiet: CarnivoresAverage Lifespan in The Wild: 45 yearsSize: Up to 7 ft (2 m)Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:IUCN Red List Status: ?VulnerableLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernExtinctCurrent Population Trend: UnknownAbout the Leatherback Sea TurtleLeatherbacks 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.

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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.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.Leatherbacks have been viewed as unique among extant reptiles for their ability to maintain high body temperatures using metabolically generated heat, or endothermy. Initial studies on their metabolic rates found leatherbacks had resting metabolisms around three times higher than expected for reptiles of their size.[29] However, recent studies using reptile representatives encompassing all the size ranges leatherbacks pass through during ontogeny discovered the resting metabolic rate of a large D. coriacea is not significantly different from predicted results based on allometry.[30]Leatherback turtles are named for their shell, which is leather-like rather than hard, like other turtles.

They are the largest sea turtle species and also one of the most migratory, crossing both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Pacific leatherbacks migrate from nesting beaches in the Coral Triangle all the way to the California coast to feed on the abundant jellyfish every summer and fall.

Although their distribution is wide, numbers of leatherback turtles have seriously declined during the last century as a result of intense egg collection and fisheries bycatch. Globally, leatherback status according to IUCN is listed as Vulnerable, but many subpopulations (such as in the Pacific and Southwest Atlantic) are Critically Endangered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8eGw1oyYoQ.
Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle

Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea

Type: Reptiles

Diet: Carnivores

Average Lifespan in The Wild: 45 years

Size: Up to 7 ft (2 m)

Weight: Up to 2,000 lbs (900 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

And then there's the plastics problem. Leather-backs eat twice their weight each day. Their primary food is jellyfish. Unfortunately, they can't distinguish between jellyfish and clear plastic debris, such as sandwich bags. In recent studies, nearly half of all leatherbacks examined had plastic or cellophane in their stomachs. It's not known how much plastic it takes to kill a leatherback, but two facts are clear: no animal can digest plastic, and the amount of plastic in the oceans is increasing drastically every day.They are strong and graceful swimmers, with powerful front flippers. They spend almost all of their lives at sea, swimming into shallow bays and estuaries to court and mate. The only time leatherbacks come ashore is to lay their eggs, which they do only on sandy, undisturbed beaches.Leatherbacks build their nests on remote stretches of sandy beach. Loss of these coastal nesting habitats is one of the primary threats to leatherback survival.Fishing is another. Leatherbacks get caught in commercial shrimp nets and suffocate. Turtle Excluder Devices, called TEDs, have been built into some nets that let captured animals escape, but shrimpers complain that TEDs cut down on their catch size. It has been estimated that 11,000 marine turtles are caught in nets every year. Many of them are leatherbacks.Leatherback eggs are harvested in Malaysia for food, and in some parts of Asia, the turtle is hunted for its oil and flesh.Leatherbacks are among the most wide-ranging of all vertebrates. They are found in oceans and seas around the world, in habitats ranging from tropical to subarctic. They migrate over long distances, which makes them hard to track and even harder to count. Only the females come ashore and then for just a couple of hours while they lay their eggs. This gives scientists a chance to count and tag them. Current estimates put the worldwide female population at about 100,000. Since males don't come ashore at all, it's virtually impossible to estimate their numbers.More than six feet long, weighing as much as 1400 pounds (636 kg), leatherbacks are the world's largest pelagic (ocean-going) turtles. They are also the only sea turtle with a soft, rubbery shell. (All others have hard, bony-plated shells.) Leatherbacks have special adaptations that allow them to eliminate waste gases through their skin, so they can stay under water for extraordinarily long periods. Inside their bodies, they actually convert salt water to fresh water, ingesting the sea water around them and excreting the salt. Their bodies are insulated by a thick layer of fat -- another adaptation that is unique among turtles to leatherback.

1. Depending on the species, sea turtles may be carnivorous (meat eating), herbivorous (plant eating), or omnivorous (eating both meat and plants). The jaw structure of many species is adapted for their diet.Green sea turtles have finely serrated jaws adapted for a vegetarian diet of sea grasses and algae. As adults, these are the only herbivorous sea turtles.

2. Some species change eating habits as they age. For example, green sea turtles are mainly carnivorous from hatching until juvenile size; they then progressively shift to an herbivorous diet.

3. A hawksbill has a narrow head with jaws meeting at an acute angle, adapted for getting food from crevices in coral reefs. They eat sponges, tunicates, shrimps, and squids.

4. Loggerheads' and ridleys' jaws are adapted for crushing and grinding. Their diet consists primarily of crabs, molluscs, shrimps, jellyfish, and vegetation.

5. Leatherbacks have delicate scissor-like jaws that would be damaged by anything other than their normal diet of jellyfish, tunicates, and other soft-bodied animals. The mouth cavity and throat are lined with papillae(spine-like projections) pointed backward to help them swallow soft foods.

6. Researchers continue to study the feeding habits of flatbacks. There is evidence that they are opportunistic feeders that eat seaweeds, cuttlefish, and sea cucumbers.

7. In a zoological environment all sea turtle species can be maintained on a carnivorous diet. Leatherback turtles have jaws that are similar to scissors. These turtles use their jaws to spear jellyfish and other soft-shelled animals. Leatherbacks must stick to a soft diet to prevent their jaws from being damaged. Because of their jellylike diet, leatherbacks are often called gelatinivores.The leatherback sea turtle was listed as endangered throughout its range on June 2, 1970. Nesting populations of leatherback sea turtles are especially difficult to discern because the females frequently change beaches. However, current estimates are that 20,000-30,000 female leatherbacks exist worldwide.

Unlike other turtles, leatherback flesh has a peculiar oily taste, keeping them off most humans' dinner plates. However, leatherbacks have a fatal tendency to gorge on floating plastic bags mistaken for jellyfish, and poachers illegally dig up eggs to sell or eat. But the major threat is thought to be entanglement in high seas fishing lines.

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The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the world's largest turtle; the largest recorded individual weighed a massive 916 kilograms . This turtleearned its common name because it lacks the typical bony plates on its carapace. Instead, its shell is flexible and covered in a thin layer of leathery skin.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.

Leatherbacks are one of the more endangered creatures on Earth. They are often caught by accident in fishing nets. Stuck underwater, they drown. Sea turtle nesting habitats are also being destroyed, and the eggs they do lay are illegally collected by people for food.

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 head toward the lights. Another hazard for sea turtles is floating plastic trash, which they often mistake for jellyfish, their main food. Leatherbacks must breathe air at the surface, but can stay underwater for up to 35 minutes at a time. Only females ever leave the ocean.There are several populations of leatherback turtles that live in very different parts of the world. Eastern Pacific leatherbacks nest in Costa Rica and Mexico and travel to both South America (off Chile and Peru) and CaliforniaThe leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtleor leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae,Leatherback turtles are listed as endangered on the Species at Risk List in Canada, and are on the Endangered Species List in the United States. There are estimated to be between 34,000 and 36,000 nesting females left worldwide (compared to 115,000 nesting females in 1980)Leatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest, leaving a large, disturbed area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning to the sea.  The temperature inside the nest determines the sex of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest temperature is approximately 85.1 degrees Fahrenheit (29.5 degrees Celsius), while higher temperatures produce females and cooler temperatures produce males. Female hatchlings that make it to sea will roam the oceans until they reach sexual maturity, when they return to the same nesting areas to produce their own offspring. Males spend the rest of their lives at sea.The leatherback sea turtle, sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life

Mass: 250 – 700 kg (Adult)

Length: 1.8 – 2.2 m (Adult)

Rank: Species

Higher classification: Dermochelys

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Dear 4C, Here's a copy of the KWL chart that we have created for your reference.

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