The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles...
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species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley. Six of the seven sea turtle species...
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leatherback sea turtle and olive ridley sea turtle do not show fidelity to any specific coastal foraging site. Instead, they forage in the open sea in...
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Wildlife of Alaska (section Leatherback sea turtle)
The Alaskan waters are home to two species of turtles, the leatherback sea turtle and the green sea turtle. Alaska has two species of frogs, the Columbia...
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visual horizon. Sea turtles do not appear to use polarized light for orientation as many other animals do. The deep-diving leatherback turtle lacks specific...
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Wildlife conservation (section Leatherback sea turtle)
species-population continuum. The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest turtle in the world, is the only turtle without a hard shell, and...
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Archelon (category Prehistoric turtle genera)
Dakota, who placed it into the extinct family Protostegidae. The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) was once thought to be its closest living...
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List of largest reptiles (redirect from Largest turtle)
of the largest marine reptiles ever. The largest extant turtle is the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), reaching a maximum total length of...
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The loggerhead sea turtle belongs to the family Cheloniidae, which includes all extant sea turtles except the leatherback sea turtle. The subspecific...
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green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the...
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Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. Leatherback Sea Turtle. euroturtle.org Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine "Client...
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The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and study of sea turtles and freshwater turtles, with special regard for...
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Dermochelyidae (category Turtle families)
is a family of sea turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, containing one living species, the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)...
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Lion's mane jellyfish (redirect from Sea blubber)
adults and juveniles have been documented eaten by anemones. The leatherback sea turtle feeds almost exclusively on them in large quantities during the...
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(sea turtles) Family: Dermochelyidae Genus: Dermochelys Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea LC Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Chelonia Green sea turtle...
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saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), giant leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Malayan box turtle, Nicobar tree shrew, reticulated python (Python...
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Ray, an elderly Leatherback sea turtle who is Rita's husband and Ricky's grandfather. Kaitlyn Maher as Ella, a baby Green sea turtle who is Shelly and...
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tags". Irish Sea Leatherback Turtle Project. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. "The INTERREG Irish Sea Leatherback Sea Turtle Project". Ecogel...
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List of marine reptiles (section Sea turtles)
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback sea turtle) Cheloniidae Caretta caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley) Lepidochelys...
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approximately 16 in 100,000. A sixteenth of the captured turtles are leatherback sea turtles, a species of turtle in which population numbers are declining. Conservation...
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green sea turtle and the leatherback turtle have a more symmetrical gait. Due to its consumption of venomous cnidarians, hawksbill sea turtle flesh can...
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Britain include three native snakes and three native lizards. A number of sea turtles visit Great Britain's shores. There are also at least seven introduced...
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Gulf of California (redirect from Sea of Cortez)
California gray whale, killer whale, manta ray, Humboldt squid and leatherback sea turtle, and the world's largest animal, the blue whale. The unusual resident...
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Point Denis (section Leatherback turtles)
Pongara National Park. Point Denis is a major breeding ground for the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Between 1 800 and 2 000 nests are laid annually...
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the main differences. However, the soft shell turtles, pig-nose turtles and the leatherback sea turtle have lost the scutes and reduced the ossification...
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Bald Head Island, North Carolina (section Sea Turtles)
Ridley and Loggerhead sea turtle is often found estuarine and oceanic waters, whereas the hawksbill and leatherback sea turtles are often found in oceanic...
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For example, fat from leatherback turtles is used to treat numerous maladies, such as malaria, seizures and fever. A turtle's blood may be used to treat...
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Fauna of Maine (section Turtles)
and the wood turtle. The marine turtles of Maine include Kemp's ridley sea turtle, the leatherback sea turtle, and the loggerhead sea turtle. Maine's state...
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species of sea turtles breed on the GBR – the green sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle, hawksbill turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, flatback turtle and the...
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Threats to sea turtles are numerous and have caused many sea turtle species to be endangered. Of the seven extant species of sea turtles, six in the family...
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