The Leatherback Sea Turtle is the world's largest sea turtle, growing over 2 meters long and weighing more than 600 kg, with a unique leathery shell featuring seven ridges that enables it to dive deeper than 1,200 meters into near-darkness and maintain body temperatures warmer than surrounding water, allowing it to swim in near-freezing seas where other sea turtles cannot; these giant reptiles feed almost exclusively on jellyfish using backward-pointing spines in their mouths and throats, helping control jellyfish populations, and face critical endangerment from plastic pollution, fishing nets, and habitat threats, with conservation efforts focused on reducing plastic use and supporting protection groups.
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Did you know this giant can dive [music] deeper than most whales?
Leatherbacks are the largest sea turtles in the world, growing over 2 m long and weighing more than 600 kg.
They can dive [music] deeper than 1,200 m into depths where it is almost completely [music] dark.
Their bodies can handle very cold water, allowing them to swim where other sea turtles cannot.
Instead of a hard shell, leatherbacks have a flexible, leathery shell with seven ridges. [music] Their mouths and throats are lined with backward-pointing spines [music] that help them trap slippery jellyfish.
They eat almost only jellyfish, helping to keep their populations [music] under control.
A single female can lay around 80 eggs per nest and may [music] nest several times in one season.
Baby leatherbacks face [music] many dangers, predators, plastic pollution, fishing nets, and confusing city lights.
Leatherbacks are critically [music] endangered in many parts of the world.
Simple actions like reducing plastic use and supporting conservation groups can help save them.
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