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| The largest sea turtle species |
The largest of all modern turtles
body length up to 2m, weighs up to 600 kg. Extremities in the form of flippers. The dorsal shield consists of several hundred small bony plates not connected to the spine and ribs.
A leatherback turtle is common in all tropical seas; sometimes swims in the waters of temperate and even northern latitudes. It feeds on mollusks, crustaceans, fish and algae. It goes ashore only during the breeding season. The female lays 95-150 spherical eggs in the sand (about 5 cm across).
A leatherback turtle is common in all tropical seas; sometimes swims in the waters of temperate and even northern latitudes. It feeds on mollusks, crustaceans, fish and algae. It goes ashore only during the breeding season. The female lays 95-150 spherical eggs in the sand (about 5 cm across).
A leatherback turtle differs sharply from other sea turtles in that its shell is not horny, but covered with skin. On top of it, 7 longitudinal horny ridges are clearly visible on top. In its native water element, a leathery turtle is not at all slow - it can reach speeds of up to 35 km / h. On the shore, where she crawls out to lay eggs, the leathery turtle is slow, but it shows unusual strength. One person cannot stop the leatherback turtle.
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There is a known case when six fishermen tried to catch a leathery turtle on the shore. But the colossal animal, not paying attention to their efforts, headed towards the sea and dragged them along. Only six more people who came to the rescue were able to stop the giant. According to observations, a leatherback turtle is capable of diving to great depths: over 1 km 200 m.
Every year the number of leatherback turtles is decreasing. They get entangled in fishing nets, die, filling their stomachs with plastic bags, which they take for jellyfish. The latter is the main reason for the mass extinction of the leatherback turtle. Perhaps in the near future this amazing giant will disappear from the face of our planet.
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There is a known case when six fishermen tried to catch a leathery turtle on the shore. But the colossal animal, not paying attention to their efforts, headed towards the sea and dragged them along. Only six more people who came to the rescue were able to stop the giant. According to observations, a leatherback turtle is capable of diving to great depths: over 1 km 200 m.
Every year the number of leatherback turtles is decreasing. They get entangled in fishing nets, die, filling their stomachs with plastic bags, which they take for jellyfish. The latter is the main reason for the mass extinction of the leatherback turtle. Perhaps in the near future this amazing giant will disappear from the face of our planet.
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