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leathery turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
5.74645, -53.9457
Field Notes
Description:
The biggest of all sea turtles, up to 900 kg. Leathery black carapace, with 5 dorsal ridges and a lot of white dots.
Habitat:
In all tropical seas, but endangered. The females come ashore at night to lay eggs, on the same beach where they hatched years ago.
Notes:
This female came ashore on the beach of Les Hattes, French Guiana, in June 1997. That night we were attacked by hundreds of mosquitos, but seeing all those great creatures emerging from the sea and plowing through the sand, really was worth our while! Unforgettable.
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