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Leatherback seaturtule

Dermochelys coriacea

Photo by Karla Morales
Published on Project Noah
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KarenL
Happy Leatherback Conservation Day! Did you know that leatherback sea turtles are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that traces back more than 100 million years? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153353741130603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1 Learn more about these amazing creatures here: http://bit.ly/1gHJc9f

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PublishedAugust 21, 2013

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