Leatherback Sea Turtles

One hypothesis for why the female leatherback digs two holes could be that one hole is for depositing the eggs, while the other hole is a decoy to confuse predators and protect the nest. This behavior may help increase the chances of the nest remaining undetected and the eggs surviving until hatching.

Type your answer here... Sharks, Killer whales, but mostly man. Man can run them over by speeding boats, or have the turtle eat trash we leave behind. It is very sad.

Because leatherbacks primarily eat jellyfish. They have two sharply pointed cusps, one on the upper and one on the lower jaw that allows them to pierce jellies and other soft-bodied organisms.

twisting, turning and splashing at water surface helps confuse predators

the behaviourl adaptations are to be mad at everything it sees

The leatherback sea turtle is a sea turtle, which is classified as a reptile.

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Good question. Do they defend themselves by thick shells, or are they simply immune to their toxins? I would guess that they are immune, since I don't think that turtles have scales in their esophagus.

Leatherback sea turtles are not extinct, but they are critically endangered. They are often caught in commercial nets. There are safety devices in many of these nets to allow sea turtles to escape, but leatherbacks are so huge, that the adults often cannot fit through the escape (known as a turtle excluder device).

Another problem is that they sometimes ingest garbage that resembles other foods. This can cause a fatal blockage.

It takes 20-30 years for a sea turtle to reach sexual maturity.

inherited traits of a turtle

The leatherback insect is a type of grasshopper that eats grass. It has a long slender body and long hind legs.

they take ABOUT 75 days.

Sea turtles, like all turtles, do not have teeth.

No, but it is the deepest diving sea turtle at about 1200ft.

The sperm whale is the deepest diving animal at about 2000ft.

"An international team studying diving capacity of two beaked whales species, Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), discovered that these species achieve the deepest and longest dives of any air-breathing species. "

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10 of them each year

Aferantly very deep because they are sea animals that offuslay live in the sea or ocean and are able to swim if you are still confused tell me and i will be glad to help you more.. i am a preffisional scientest so ask questions please!!!!!

Yes, in warm temperature the eggs will be females and in cold temperature it will develop into male turtle

First, doing whatever you can to reduce ocean pollution, both physical trash and chemicals. This can be done by making sure you throw trash in the trash can (not where it can go down a storm drain) and if you live near a beach, you can gather garbage on the beach to keep it out of the ocean. By buying organic foods (this reduces chemical pollutants like pesticides, herbicides, and synthetic fertilizers).

Second, if you buy seafood, try to pick line caught fish. Line caught fish don't ever accidentally catch turtles (although they can catch birds). Being accidentally caught in nets is a threat to the leatherback sea turtles.

Unfortunately, the primary threat they face is egg harvesting. Many people harvest leatherback sea turtle eggs, especially in Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, I am not aware of a way to prevent that from the US, but there are places I've heard of where people keep a watch on sea turtle nests to protect their eggs from harvesting.

75-100

Green Sea Turtle (chelonia mydas) may reach up to the size of about 4 feet and weight of 440 pounds.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle (eretmochelys imbricata) may reach up to 3 feet in length and weight up to 300 pounds. (average weight 95 to 165 pounds)

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (lepidochelys kempii) may reach up to 2 feet in length and weight up to 100 pounds.

Leatherback Sea Turtle (demochelys coriacea) may reach up to 8 feet in length and weight up to 2000 pounds. (average 500 - 1500 pounds)

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (caretta caretta) may reach up to 3 feet in length with an average eight of about 200 pounds.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (lepidochelys olivacea) may reach up to 2 1/2 feet in length and weight up to 100 pounds. (average weight 80 - 100 pounds)

Size/Weight/Age: Adult Leatherback Turtles grow to 1.3 - 2.7 meters (4 - 9 ft) long. Average weight of mature individuals is 660 to 1,100 pounds (300 - 500 kg). The largest leatherback ever recorded was almost 3.1 meters(10 ft) from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail and weighed in at 2,019 pounds (916 kg).

Across the globe, nearly all species of sea turtles is either endangered or critically endangered. This is so for several different reasons, two main reasons are for the consumption of their meet, and for their shells, often used as jewelery and other accessories. They are hunted heavily in Mexico, Japan, and in many other Asian, Central and South American countries. Sea turtles, though on the Endangered Species List, are still struggling in the United States as well. Many sea turtles in oceans worldwide are killed accidentally by fishing nets intending to catch other marine life. Waters polluted with oil also add to the mortality rate. Sea turtle eggs are also threatened due to their high demand, especially for the consumption of their meat. Over-development also plays a role in preventing ideal nesting sites for sea turtles laying eggs, as well as hindering the hatchlings who attempt to make it back to the ocean. With sea turtles maturing as late as 30-50 years, and only about 1 out of 100 hatchlings reaching the ocean safely after being hatched, even in ideal conditions, the odds are now greatly lessened as hunting and human expansion increases, creating a threatening ripple effect in the future of this marine animal which the ocean depends on so heavily.