They have two sharp cusps sitting on both the top and bottom jaw that make it easy to pierce soft organisms such as jellyfish. This unique beak means that leatherback sea turtles can eat up to ...

Leatherback sea turtle hatchlings are checked for health on a beach in Armila, Panama. (Arnulfo Franco/AP) ... a top backer of the law. But the law is not meant to only be punitive, ...

SAVING THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE . 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 ...

The largest sea turtle in the world doesn’t have a hard shell. Instead, the leatherback turtle has a tough, rubbery skin, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These ...

New research shows that the turtle has what British biologist John Davenport calls a “skylight” on the top of its skull, an unusually thin area of bone just beneath a spot of unpigmented skin ...

A leatherback sea turtle got off to an early start on March 9, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on ...

A rescue team successfully disentangled a 400-pound leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay Sunday, likely saving the animal’s life. The turtle was found by boaters off the coast of Wellfleet and ...

For the first time in 16 years, leatherback sea turtle hatchlings emerged from a nest on Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

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At that depth, the leatherback swam deeper than the current Guinness World Record for the deepest turtle dive — 4,199 feet (1,280 m) — set by another leatherback, the deepest-diving reptile ...

They have two sharp cusps sitting on both the top and bottom jaw that make it easy to pierce soft organisms such as jellyfish. This unique beak means that leatherback sea turtles can eat up to ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...