Giant snakehead sea turtle

Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is recognized as the largest sea turtle in the world and the fourth largest reptile after 3 giant crocodiles.

It is easy to identify a leatherback turtle compared to other turtles because it does not have solid shells that protect the body but instead it is covered with slippery skin.

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Under the moonlight of the Caribbean Sea a female turtle is trying to use its heavy-duty flippers forward on Grande Riviere beach in Trinidad.

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The annual leatherback turtles all return to the beach near where they hatch to nest, while the male Leatherback never leave the ocean.

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Each lump-laying, turtle licks for about 100 eggs.

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Eggs will hatch after about 60-70 days after they are incubated in sand.

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Like other reptiles, the nest's temperature determines the sex of the baby turtles.

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The first baby turtle turtles came out of the nest on Grande Riviere beach
in Trinidad

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About 85% of the eggs will hatch, but the journey to find the sea is also dangerous.

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A lone baby turtle turtle heads towards the sea at sunset on Grande Riviere beach.

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Sometimes this short journey is interrupted by gluttonous vultures.

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A single lone turtle turtle enjoys the first taste of salt water.

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Their favorite food is sea jellyfish.

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A leatherback turtle is caught in a fishing net off the coast of Trinidad when he is trying to land to lay eggs.Every year thousands of Leatherback turtles die when they accidentally catch fishermen's fishing nets.