People Are Awesome Posted: March 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025 This giant leatherback sea turtle tangled in crab buoys was saved from tiger sharks as they closed in on it.

This unique beak means that leatherback sea turtles can eat up to 16,000 calories in jellyfish a day! Evolving to eat jellyfish has resulted in unique biology that allows them to withstand ...

Of those, only seven came from leatherback turtles, according to the county's turtle nest dashboard. “With water temperatures expected to warm up quickly in the next couple months, hundreds of ...

The video authentically showed a leatherback turtle ... a large turtle sliding along a sandy beach to the amazement of onlookers. Compared with the people in the background, the turtle looked ...

A leatherback sea turtle ... Marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. With water temperatures expected to warm up quickly in the next couple of months, hundreds ...

It didn't nest but it did come ashore on Big Hickory Island, and it was a leatherback. It was a baby, though. It weighed 781 pounds." Haverfield said it took eight people to move that turtles ...

But there are some exceptions. Sea turtle populations in the Atlantic Ocean are more likely to be recovering than those in Pacific waters. And leatherback turtles are not faring as well as other ...

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 ...

A leatherback ... recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. (Jackie Frymire/New Smyrna Beach Turtle Trackers) With water temperatures expected to warm up quickly in the next couple ...