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Leatherback Sea Turtles
The critically endangered leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all turtles. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as South China Sea.
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Do leatherback turtles have teeth?
<span class="cs_misspelled">No.Their</span> lips help them to eat jellyfish as they just swallow their food.<span id="caretPos"></span>
No turtles have teeth. They all have beaks instead.
How many babies do sea leatherback sea turtles have?
Leatherback turtles have around 70 eggs every 2-3 years, but only about two thirds of those eggs will hatch.
Leatherbacks are a type of sea turtle sometimes called the lute turtle.
How would you describe the threat of the leatherback turtle?
Leatherback turtles are generally not hunted for food, because they have too high of a fat content in their meat. However, they are sometimes caught in fishing nets (what is why it is best to by line-caught fish). They are also threatened by pollution. They sometimes consume trash in the ocean, thinking that it is food. This can lead to malabsorption due to an intestinal blockage, and eventually the animal starves. Chemical pollutants also affect them (Phthalates, chemicals added to plastics, are found in high levels in leatherback turtle eggs).
Is the leatherback sea turtle a mammal?
they are endangered and no they are not mammals they are reptiles
What is the average age Leatherback sea turtles tend to die at?
i don't really know i THINK 177 but i am only like 35 percent sure don't go by me
How long do leatherback turtles live for?
they live 30years to a hundred years old.
According to the World Wildlife Foundation, the actual lifespan of Leatherback Turtles is unknown at this day in time. This might be because they're a relatively endangered species... Did you know that the Leatherback Turtle is the largest living reptilian animal on earth? For more information visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/leatherback.htmWanna know the difference between a Turtle and Tortoise? Then visit: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html
100 years
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thirty to hundred year old tree
Are leatherback turtles endangered in Indiana?
The leatherback is a sea turtle, not found in Indiana. But it is in trouble, and fully protected.
What is being done to save the leatherback turtle?
Some people over the world give up their time to clean the ocean so that leatherback turtles aren't endangered in the future.
Why does the female leatherback dig two holes?
they dig two holes for the babies won't die and human think is a real neat ,but is not a real one
Were can you find leatherback turtles?
They live in the ocean. So you can find them there or in the river near the ocean.
Green leatherback and loggerhead are type of dog or crocodile or turtle?
Green, leatherback and loggerhead are all kinds of turtles.
How many ridges do a leatherback turtle have on there upper shell?
Leatherback turtles have a distinct upper shell, or carapace, characterized by seven prominent longitudinal ridges. These ridges run from the head to the tail, giving the turtle its unique appearance. Unlike other sea turtles, the leatherback's shell is not hard and bony but is instead covered with leathery skin, making it flexible and streamlined for swimming.
