the leatherback's flexible, formfitting carapace merges almost seamlessly with its thick neck and muscular shoulders. Seven ridges run the length of the shell—adaptations, perhaps, for smoothing ...

This adaptation allows leatherbacks to forage in nutrient-rich waters far from their tropical nesting beaches. The life cycle of a leatherback turtle begins when females return to nesting beaches ...

As the largest living turtle species, the leatherback reaches up to 10 feet in length and weighs an average of 500 to 1,500 pounds. HABITAT: Leatherbacks are deep-water turtles but also forage in ...

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 ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...