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 ...

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 ...

So a few animals retain primitive systems with the sole purpose of measuring ambient light—of which the most unusual is the leatherback sea turtle, one of the world’s largest reptiles.

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 shell is flexible and covered in a black leathery skin (hence the name leatherback) with seven ridges running the length of the back. Also worth noting are the large front flippers ...

THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH FWC. TAKE A LOOK TO HELP GUIDE A MASSIVE LEATHERBACK TURTLE SAFELY OUT TO SEA. YOU CAN’T SEE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT BEFORE IT POPPED ITS HEAD UP ...

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 ...