I chose leatherback sea turtles for this life science blog because they intrigue me. The leatherback sea turtle is the largest species of sea turtles in the world. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. They prefer warm waters but they will go up to the cold waters of Canada or Norway. Every 3 to 4 years they will lay up to 80 eggs on warm sandy beaches. Leatherback sea turtles can weigh 550-1500 pounds. The biggest leatherback sea turtle ever seen weighed 2,016 pounds. Leatherback sea turtles diets consist mostly of jellyfish and squid.
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Hatchling Leatherback Sea Turtle
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Adult Leatherback Sea Turtle
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I didn't know they laid many eggs!
ReplyDeleteYes they lay 80 eggs
ReplyDeleteI did not know that they weighed so much!
ReplyDeleteI like your pictures, leatherback turtles are so big!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing a post on Sea Turtles! I love turtles!
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of doing a post about something that we didn't do in class.
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