Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells ...

What’s in a name? When it comes to sea turtles, it turns out, a pretty distinguishing trait. “The animal kingdom is filled ...

The leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle species, with adults reaching lengths of up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) and weights exceeding 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Instead of a bony shell like what ...

According to NOAA Fisheries, the leatherback sea turtle is the largest turtle in the world. They are the only species of sea turtle that lack scales and a hard shell. TOP STORIES FROM WPBF ...

DESCRIPTION: The leatherback sea turtle is distinguished by its soft, leathery shell, which is predominantly black and made of tough, oil-saturated connective tissue. Its flippers lack claws and are ...

The City of New Smyrna Beach said Turtle Trackers volunteer Jackie Frymire was enjoying an early morning walk on March 9 when she spotted a leatherback sea turtle covering her eggs on the beach.

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui ... to be a juvenile aged between 3 and 4 as its shell measured about 1 meter.

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed ... their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea turtles have a body ...

There are nine public opportunities available throughout the Treasure Coast to observe sea turtles during the season.

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 ...

There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, Leatherback and green. For part of the year, the beach becomes home to sea turtles who are in the nesting process.