October 27, 2011
Heavy Shelling: Leatherbacks come from as far away as Papua New Guinea every summer to feast on huge blooms of jellies. The turtles can grow up to 8 feet long and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds.
Stories this photo appears in:
Turtle Tracking
Feds launch leatherback protections on the Central Coast; conservationists log sightings.
The leatherback turtle is a rare and cryptic animal that has existed, almost unchanged, since before the dinosaurs. A select group of these resilient reptiles travels trans-Pacific every year to spend their late summers munching ...
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Sign in to comment
Or login with:
OpenID