The largest turtle on earth and one of the most ancient. Leatherbacks have been navigating the world’s oceans for over 100 million years, long before humans existed to threaten them. They’re the only sea turtle without a hard shell, instead covered in a flexible, leather-like carapace that allows them to dive deeper than any other turtle alive.
They survive in waters cold enough to kill other reptiles by generating their own body heat, a feat almost unheard of in the reptile world. They cross entire ocean basins to nest, then return to the exact beach where they were born, sometimes decades later. Their diet is almost exclusively jellyfish, which means a floating plastic bag looks like food and often kills them.
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