A giant leatherback sea turtle was struggling in the waters of ... turtle to be detected for up to ten years by a vast array of underwater receivers that stretch from Canada to Florida.

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 ...

Michael Patrick O'Neill has captured amazing photos of leatherback turtles, hammerhead sharks, mating seahorses, many living ...

Other sea turtles are faithful to specific ... "It's almost pure underwater flight," says Jeanette Wyneken, who has analyzed leatherback swimming with high-speed video. Today, evidence of ...

Since sea turtles and iguanas are reptiles, they are not able to strictly regulate their body temperature the way that birds and mammals can. The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea ...

However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea turtles ... Like other amniotes, turtles breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.

The acoustic transmitter, which the aquarium compared to an EZ pass transponder, enables the turtle to be detected from up to 10 yards away by underwater ... have dubbed the leatherback “Phinney.” ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to protect leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The commission acted on the ...

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 ...