A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle, with a large, teardrop-shaped body. A large pair of front flippers power the turtles through the water
The leatherback turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean ranges across the entire region. They range as far north as the North Sea and to the Cape of Good Hope in the south. Unlike other sea turtles, leatherback feeding areas are in colder waters, where there is an abundance of their jellyfish prey, which broadens their range. However, only a few beaches on both sides of the Atlantic provide nesting sites.[27]
we found a nest with albino leatherback turtles (photo by a friend :))
20 Comments
They are so rare nice find
thank's LandmarkExpert!
SO COOL!
Thank you GeoffreyPalmer and Ashish Nimkar!
I have lot's of videos but not of this nest, I will try to upload tomorrow!
How lovely... did you get video...of their march to water...?
Cool! Although being a baby albino sea turtle might make life even more difficult...
thank's!
Superb spotting!
thank's Mari du Preez!
too cool
thank you all!
Exquisite find!!
Awesome spotting!
Wow, both kinds in one Nest is really great.
Wonderful!!!!
What an exciting find!! Congrats! :)
Very nice grate shot
wow. Cool
yes in that nest we found normal ones and albino (11)
Albino??