While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat ... area of sand that makes detection by predators difficult, and finally returning ...

The leatherback lineage goes back a hundred million years—"it was on the beaches when T. rex was the primary predator," says Scott Eckert of the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network ...

If cold-stunned sea turtles aren’t rescued from the low temperatures, they can develop harmful health conditions or even die ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle ... face a perilous journey from the nest to the ocean, dodging predators like crabs and seabirds. Surviving hatchlings spend ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...