Leatherback Sea Turtle

By Kaia Lucas-Retherford.

Table of Contents

• Introduction………………………………….1• Characteristics……………………………….2• Habitat……………………………………….3• Diet…………………………………………...4

Introduction

• In this book you will learn abut theleatherback sea turtle. Its characteristicshabitat and its diet.

Characteristics

The leatherback seaturtle hatchlings arepredominantly blackwith white flippermargins and keels onthe carapace.

Habitat

• The leatherback seaturtle lives in twoocean the Mexico andpacific.

Diet

• Jellyfish are the mainstaple of its diet but itis also know to feedon sea urchins squidcrustaceans tunicatesfish blue-green algaeand floating sea weed.

Predator

• The leatherback seaturtles predator is lotsof tips of shark andpelicans.

Self Defense

• The leatherback seaturtle defends its selfby swimming fast.

Growth and Development

• At night theleatherback sea turtlegoes to the beach andmakes a hole in thesand then lays eggs inthe hole 10 week laterthe baby sea turtlecome out of the eggsand the hole.