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The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).
Inside Nature's Giants is a British science documentary, first broadcast in June 2009 by Channel 4. The documentary shows experts performing dissection on some of nature's largest animals, including whales and elephants. The programme is presented by Mark Evans. The series attempts to uncover the secrets of the animals examined.
The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and study of sea turtles and freshwater turtles, with special regard for the leatherback sea turtle. [1] The Leatherback Trust was founded in 2000 to help consolidate Las Baulas National Marine Park , one of the last major nesting site for the critically endangered ...
Monitors reported 574 leatherback nests in Palm Beach County last year, second only to Martin County, where 629 leatherback nests were counted, according to the FWC. There were 1,648 leatherback ...
A large leatherback sea turtle is swimming freely thanks to the efforts of a Florida fish and wildlife officer assigned to the Florida Keys. A large leatherback sea turtle got tangled in a lobster ...
The island is home to one terrestrial turtle, while marine species often come and go on the beaches. Cuban slider, Trachemys decussata; Antillean terrapin, Pseudemys rugosa; Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas; Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata; Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta; Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
The students worked under the guidance of Callie Veelenturf, who founded a group that works to protect leatherback turtles and pushed for a new law in Panama that guarantees sea turtles the legal ...
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, reaching 1.4 to more than 1.8 m (4.6 to 5.9 ft) in length and weighing between 300 and 640 kg (661 to 1,411 lbs). [11] Other sea turtle species are smaller, ranging from as little as 60 cm (2 ft) long in the case of the Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest sea turtle species, to 120 cm (3.9 ...