Long journey home: How newborn leatherback turtles back to sea

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Leatherback Sea Turtles, the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians.

Leatherback Sea Turtles, the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. Named for its smooth, leathery skin, the leatherback has graced ocean waters from the tropics to the Arctic since the time of the dinosaurs more than 100 million years ago. But scientists have documented a precipitous decline of the Pacific leatherback in the past two decades. Since 1982, their numbers have dropped from approximately 115,000 reproductive females to fewer than 3,000 remaining today, a decline of 97 percent. [sina.com.cn]



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