Leatherback+Sea+Turtle

=media type="custom" key="3731241"= = = = = =    || //Description// || //The leatherback Sea turtle is the largest marine turtle alive, usually growing to lengths of 7-8 feet (2 meters), and wieghing in excess of 2,000 pounds. These giant marine turtles are also one of the oldest species of turtles known to still be alive. The leatherback sea turtle is named so because of the carapace, which unlike most turtles, is not entirely hard, but more rubbery and more or less soft // || || //Diet// || //The Leatherback Sea Turtle loves to eat jellyfish.// || || //Reproduction// || //Female leatherbacks lay clutches of approximately 100 eggs on sandy, tropical beaches. Females nest several times during a nesting season, typically at 8-12 day intervals. After 60-65 days, leatherback hatchlings with white striping along the ridges of their backs and on the margins of the flippers emerge from the nest. Leatherback hatchlings are approximately 50-77 cm (2-3 inches) in length, with fore flippers as long as their bodies, and weigh approximately 40-50 grams (1.4-1.8 ounces). // || || //Found in:// || //All leatherback sea turtles have been found in deeper waters off the coast of almost every continent other than antartica // || || //Added in:// || //1993// || || //Threatened because of:// || //People and they are extremely easy to disrupt.// || || //Some places to save them:// || //([]) // || || //Slogan:// || // // Why dont u get up and help the turtle of the sea, Instead of playin' that dang wii!!! // // ||=