leatherback turtle
Largest sea reptile
A leatherback turtle is the largest living sea turtle, distinguished by its flexible, leathery shell rather than the hard bony plates of other sea turtles.
Leatherbacks can weigh over a thousand pounds and dive deeper than any other turtle.
They feed primarily on jellyfish and migrate vast distances across oceans.
Also called simply leatherback.
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- open oceanSea far from shore
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