By: Allison Sanderson

 Common name: Leatherback  Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea

 Usually live in the open ocean  As far north as Alaska  Far south as tip of Africa

 Size: 4 to 6 ft in length  Weight: 660 to 1,100 lbs

 They eat mostly jellyfish and soft bodied animals  Usually lay around 80 fertilized eggs  Population: 34,000-36,000 nesting females

 The turtles can be found world wide  These turtles can swim farther and faster than any of kind

 Leatherback sea turtles are solitary animals

 Beaches being polluted and destroyed takes away where the turtles can lay their eggs  Commercial fishermen catch them in their nets  In Malaysia the eggs are eaten for food  In Asia Leatherback’s are hunted for their oils and flesh  Been on the endangered species list since 1970

 100,000 females  Males are unknown

 The use of Turtle Excluder Devices and protection of critical nesting habitats CITES trade

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1. How much does the Leatherback sea turtle weigh? 2. What was the largest recorded size of the Leatherback Sea turtle? 3. Where are the main nesting areas located? 4. What is the lowest temperature a Leatherback can be in? 5. What makes up the Leatherbacks “Shell”?

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