https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles By Evelyn Alvarez, Damon Pulido, Cesar Paniagua, Adrian Valencia en-us 2017-05-02 20:50:03 UTC 2023-04-21 18:41:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/196728436/d8675eea81c67121012565bf610e325b/download.png 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/169796656 Leatherback Sea Turtles are named for its shell which is has a layer of thin, tough, rubbery skin, strengthened by thousands of tiny bone plates that makes it look like leather. Leatherback Sea Turtle have a rubbery more hydrodynamic structure and could dive 1,280 meters longer than other turtles and can stay underwater for 85 minutes.]]> 2017-05-03 20:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/169796656 1026242143 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170879577 2017-05-09 20:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170879577 1026242143 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170879744 Leatherback Turtles life span are a mystery because of human made objects that have made the Leatherback Sea Turtle an endangered species some of the turtles even had more than 11 pounds of plastic in their stomach. The leatherback sea turtle also are mangled by nets and fishing line they are also struck by fishing boats.]]> 2017-05-09 20:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170879744 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170880956 Leatherback Sea turtles are the oldest species of turtles and have been around for 150 millions and can grow up to be 4 - 8 feet in length weighs 500 - 2,000 pounds. The average adult Leatherback Sea Turtle is 5 - 6 feet long and weighs 600 - 800 pounds.

]]> 2017-05-09 20:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170880956 1026245989 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170881582 Leatherback Sea turtles eat on soft-bodied invertebrates like jellyfish and tunicates. Leatherback Sea Turtles don't eat much, in fact they barely eat.]]> 2017-05-09 21:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170881582 1026242143 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170883061 2017-05-09 21:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170883061 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170883824 2017-05-09 21:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170883824 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170884358 2017-05-09 21:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/170884358 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172202152 2017-05-16 21:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172202152 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172202250 2017-05-16 21:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172202250 1026248966 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172203262 Only sharks and humans can prey on Leatherback Sea Turtles because of how big the turtles are. Racoons and crabs eat the hatchlings, when the hatchlings are in the water, seabirds dive down and get the sea turtles with their beaks.]]> 2017-05-16 21:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172203262 1026245989 https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172203461 Leatherback Sea Turtles live in the Eastern Pacific near Mexico and Costa Rica. They also travel to Chile and Peru.]]> 2017-05-16 21:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1026242143/Leatherback_SeaTurtles/wish/172203461