The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

"We were really excited to find evidence that the Mid-Atlantic Bight serves as a major foraging ground for leatherbacks ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

Due to being reptiles, many sea turtles can’t strictly regulate their own body temperatures like mammals or birds can. The leatherback sea turtle is the closest in the species to being able to ...

A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

Since sea turtles and iguanas are reptiles, they are not able to strictly regulate their body temperature the way that birds and mammals can. The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea ...

WWF Central America works hard to save the endangered Pacific leatherback turtle in Junquillal Beach ... and the construction and operation of a sea turtle hatchery, where eggs are brought in to be ...

Further to the legal implications, Tennant is warning that consuming turtle meat can have dire consequences. He pointed to a ...

The statistics include nest counts for the Loggerhead, Green Turtle, Leatherback, and Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtles. Melbourne Beach Florida Turtle Tracks at Sunrise Photo Credits: Marie Potter The ...