leatherbacks in English
noun
1
a very large black turtle with a thick leathery shell, living chiefly in tropical seas.
In 1988, a leatherback was found measuring nine feet in length and weighing nearly 2,000 pounds.
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1. Leatherbacks and tuataras are echoes from that era.
2. But, you know, thousands of other leatherbacks each year are not so fortunate, and the species'future is in great danger.
3. But, you know, thousands of other leatherbacks each year are not so fortunate, and the species' future is in great danger.
4. Off the northeastern coast of the South American continent, a few select beaches between French Guiana and Suriname are primary nesting sites of several species of sea turtles, the majority being leatherbacks.