While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat ... the sex of the hatchlings. A mix of male and female hatchlings occurs when the nest ...

The male leatherback was found stranded on Kugushi ... According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the leatherback sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction.

BREEDING: Though male leatherbacks never leave the water once they enter ... undeveloped beaches is toward the open horizon of the sea. LIFE CYCLE: Leatherback sea turtles reach sexual maturity at ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

Bleakney recognized it as a leatherback, the biggest of all sea turtles. Leatherbacks, he recalled, were supposed to be creatures of the tropics, as out of place in chilly, gray Canadian waters as ...

Turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea ...

The turtle's body has been taken to the Natural History Museum for further investigation A leatherback turtle weighing ... which records the discovery of sea creatures such as whales, porpoises ...

Responders brought the adult male to Loggerhead Marinelife Center ... nation's most densely nested beaches by green and leatherback sea turtles. Sea turtle nesting season is here: Images of ...

A "vulnerable" leatherback turtle badly entangled in trawler gear has been rescued by a fisherman. The turtle was attached to a "heavy solid buoy" and "would have died" had it not been cut free on ...

WWF is working with a local community in Costa Rica to stop egg poaching of leatherback turtle nests ... and the construction and operation of a sea turtle hatchery, where eggs are brought in to be ...

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.

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 ...