leatherback

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Only leatherbacks in the no-crawl control group showed notably higher glucose levels, indicating that the act of crawling itself, rather than the seaweed, may have the stronger short-term physiological impact.

From Science Daily

Turtle nesting and hatching season is between February and August in Puerto Rico and its beaches attract several protected species, including the endangered leatherback.

From BBC

In Thailand, where tourism plummeted after authorities banned international flights, leatherback turtles laid their eggs on the usually mobbed Phuket Beach.

From New York Times

The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that biologists have so far been unable to find a cause of death of the leatherback sea turtle.

From Washington Times

The turtles - Kemp’s ridleys, loggerheads, and leatherbacks - are treated for life-threatening medical conditions that are a result of weeks of hypothermia and the inability to feed.

From Washington Times