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Leatherback
turtles
follow
the
general
sea
turtle
body
plan
of
having
a
large
,
,
round
body
with
two
pairs
of
very
large
flippers
and
a
short
tail
.
Like
other
sea
turtles
,
the
leatherback's
flattened
are
adapted
for
swimming
in
the
open
ocean
.
Claws
are
absent
from
both
pairs
of
flippers
.
The
Leatherback's
flippers
arc
the
largest
in
proportion
to
its
body
among
extant
sea
turtles
.
Leatherback's
front
flippers
can
grow
up
to
2
.
7
meters
(
9
ft
)
in
large
,
the
largest
flippers
(
even
in
comparison
to
its
body
)
of
any
sea
turtle
.
As
the
last
surviving
member
of
its
family
,
the
leatherback
turtle
has
several
characteristics
that
it
from
other
sea
turtles
.
Its
most
feature
is
that
it
lacks
the
bony
carapace
of
the
other
extant
sea
turtles
.
During
the
past
month
,
four
turtles
have
washed
up
along
Irish
coasts
from
Wexford
to
Kerry
.
These
turtles
are
more
typical
of
warmer
waters
and
only
occur
in
Irish
waters
when
they
off
course
.
It
is
likely
that
they
may
have
from
Florida
,
America
.
Two
specimens
have
been
taken
to
Coastal
and
Marine
Resources
Centre
(
stored
at
the
National
Maritime
College
)
,
University
College
Cork
,
where
a
(
post
mortem
for
animals
)
will
be
conducted
to
their
age
,
sex
and
their
exact
origin
.
During
this
same
period
,
two
leatherback
turtles
were
found
in
Scotland
,
and
a
rare
Kemp's
Ridley
turtle
was
found
in
Wales
,
thus
making
it
an
exceptional
month
for
turtles
in
Ireland
and
the
UK
.
Actually
,
There
has
been
research
conducted
the
sea
turtles
?
abilities
to
return
to
their
nesting
regions
and
sometimes
exact
locations
from
hundreds
of
miles
away
.
In
the
water
,
their
path
is
greatly
affected
by
powerful
currents
.
Despite
their
limited
vision
,
and
lack
of
landmarks
in
the
open
water
,
turtles
are
able
to
their
migratory
paths
.
Some
explanations
of
this
have
found
that
sea
turtles
can
detect
the
angle
and
of
the
earth
?
s
magnetic
fields
.
However
,
Loggerhead
turtles
are
not
normally
found
in
Irish
waters
,
because
water
temperatures
here
are
far
too
cold
for
their
survival
.
Instead
,
adult
loggerheads
prefer
the
warmers
waters
of
the
Mediterranean
,
the
Caribbean
and
North
America's
east
coast
.
The
four
turtles
that
were
found
have
probably
originated
from
the
North
American
population
of
loggerheads
.
However
it
will
require
genetic
analysis
to
confirm
this
.
It
is
thought
that
after
leaving
their
nesting
beach
as
(
when
they
measure
4
.
5
cm
in
length
)
,
these
tiny
turtles
enter
the
North
Atlantic
Gyre
(
a
giant
circular
ocean
current
)
that
takes
them
from
America
,
across
to
Europe
(
Azores
area
)
,
down
towards
North
Africa
,
before
being
back
again
to
America
via
a
different
current
.
This
round
trip
may
take
many
years
during
which
these
tiny
turtles
grow
by
several
centimetres
a
year
.
Loggerheads
may
around
the
North
Atlantic
several
times
before
they
settle
in
the
coastal
waters
of
Florida
or
the
Caribbean
.
These
four
turtles
were
on
their
way
around
the
Atlantic
when
they
strayed
a
bit
too
far
north
from
the
Gulf
Stream
.
Once
they
did
,
their
was
,
as
the
cooler
waters
of
the
North
East
Atlantic
are
too
cold
for
loggerheads
(
unlike
leatherback
turtles
which
have
many
and
physiological
adaptations
to
enable
them
to
swim
in
our
seas
)
.
Once
in
cool
waters
,
the
body
of
a
loggerhead
begins
to
shut
down
as
they
get
'cold
stunned'
,
then
get
and
die
.
Leatherbacks
are
in
danger
of
extinction
.
A
critical
factor
(
among
others
)
is
the
harvesting
of
eggs
from
nests
.
Valued
as
a
food
delicacy
,
Leatherback
eggs
are
falsely
to
have
properties
in
some
cultures
.
The
leatherback
,
unlike
the
Green
Sea
turtle
,
is
not
often
killed
for
its
meat
;
however
,
the
increase
in
human
populations
coupled
with
the
growing
black
market
trade
has
their
egg
.
Other
critical
factors
causing
the
leatherbacks
?
decline
are
pollution
such
as
plastics
(
leatherbacks
eat
this
debris
thinking
it
is
jellyfish
;
fishing
such
as
longline
fishing
and
gill
nets
,
and
development
on
habitat
areas
.
Scientists
have
estimated
that
there
are
only
about
35
,
000
Leatherback
turtles
in
the
world
.
We
are
often
unable
to
understand
the
critical
impact
a
species
has
on
the
environment
?
that
is
,
until
that
species
becomes
extinct
.
Even
if
we
do
not
know
the
role
a
creature
plays
in
the
health
of
the
environment
,
past
lessons
have
taught
US
enough
to
know
that
every
animal
and
plant
is
one
important
link
in
the
chain
of
nature
.
Some
scientists
now
that
the
Leatherback
may
play
an
important
role
in
the
recovery
of
fish
populations
.
Since
the
Leatherback
consumes
its
weight
in
jellyfish
per
day
,
it
helps
to
keep
Jellyfish
populations
in
check
.
Jellyfish
consume
large
quantities
of
fish
larvae
.
The
rapid
in
Leatherback
populations
over
the
last
50
years
has
been
accompanied
by
a
significant
in
jellyfish
and
a
marked
decrease
in
fish
in
our
oceans
.
Saving
sea
turtles
is
an
International
.
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