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Leatherback Sea Turtle
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Jul 21, 2025
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The ocean is full of bizarre creatures
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that defy our expectations about how
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animals can possibly survive in such
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extreme environments.
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Today, we're going to talk about one of
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the most extraordinary animals that
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lives in the sea.
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This animal has been around for over 100
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million years, and it's still surviving
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today. It's the leatherback sea turtle.
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Hi, I'm Malcolm Walker, and you're
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watching Wild True. Hibernating sea
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turtles slow their metabolism down to
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extremely low levels. Entering a state
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called broomation, which is similar to
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hibernation in mammals. During this
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time, their body processes slow down
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dramatically, requiring much less
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energy. As a result, sea turtles can go
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without food for extended periods. If
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surviving solely on the fat reserves
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they've built up from fasting. This
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incredible adaptation allows them to
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endure challenging environmental
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conditions and still thrive. First up,
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let's look at some basic facts about
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this magnificent creature. They navigate
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using the Earth's magnetic field and the
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stars above them. And even after a 100m
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journey, they can return to the exact
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same beach where they hatched. One way
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you can help save these majestic sea
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turtles is by reducing your own plastic
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consumption. The ocean is full of
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plastic waste and sea turtles often
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mistake it for food by using reusable
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bags, bottles, and straws. You can help
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keep the ocean cleaner and safer for sea
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turtles. You can also support
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organizations that are working to
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protect sea turtle habitats and rescue
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injured or sick turtles. Even small
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actions like picking up trash on a local
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beach can make a big difference.
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Finally, you can spread awareness about
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the threats facing sea turtles and
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inspire others to take action. By
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learning more about these incredible
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animals and sharing what you know with
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friends and family can help create a
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brighter future for leatherback sea
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turtles in the ocean. You see, most sea
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turtles have a hard, rigid shell. Many
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of their habitats, and they also get
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caught in plastic waste that humans have
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left behind in the ocean. But thanks to
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the efforts of conservation groups and
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individuals around the world, these
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magnificent creatures are slowly making
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a comeback. But the leatherback S shell
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is made up of 94 vertebrae and is
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flexible enough to withstand the intense
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pressure of the deep sea. Their shells
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are also covered in a layer of skin,
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which makes them look kind of leathery.
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And this gives them another advantage.
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Leatherbacks can change the amount of
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buoyancy they have by controlling the
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amount of air in these internal spaces.
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And this allows them to go up and down
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very quickly. It's like having a
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built-in life raft.
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And when they pop back up to the
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surface, their streamlined shell helps
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them move through the water with ease.
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The leatherback sea turtle is the
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largest of the eight species of sea. Did
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you know that leatherback sea turtles
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can regulate their own body temperature?
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Reptiles are cold-blooded, which means
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they rely on the environment to control
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their body temperature. But leatherback
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sea turtles can maintain a constant body
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temperature regardless of the water
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temperature. How do they do this? Well,
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they have special heat sensitive cells
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in their brains that allow them to sense
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temperature changes and then they can
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move around in the water to find the
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perfect temperature for them. This
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allows them to live in much colder
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waters than most reptiles, which is why
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you can find them in places like the
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coast of Maine, where the water
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temperature can be as low as 50° F.
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Turtles with a carropase that can reach
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almost 9 ft in length and weigh up to
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2,000 lb. That's bigger than a great
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white shark. They're mostly found in the
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Pacific and Indian oceans where they
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dive deep, deeper than 4,000 ft, which
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is almost twice the height of the Empire
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State Building. Leatherback sea turtles
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have a special adaptation that allows
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them to dive so deep. And it all comes
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down to their shell. But there's more to
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these amazing creatures than just their
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physical adaptations. This amazing
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ability also helps them fast for months
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at a time without needing to eat.
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Another amazing thing about leatherback
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sea turtles is that they can travel long
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distances, crossing entire oceans to
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reach their nesting grounds.
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Unfortunately, leatherback sea turtles
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are endangered. Um, human activities
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such as fishing and coastal development
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have destroyed.
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