Central image is an adult leatherback sea turtle underwater looking at the photographer. The sea turtle is angled virtually and presenting its whiter plastron and upper flippers in view. Credited photo CBC.ca. Text: Leatherback Sea Turtle. Yellow circle: Endangered Species at Risk. Leatherback Sea Turtles Population has been drastically declining for decades. Only adult female turtles are recorded during nesting. Male Leatherback Sea Turtles never return to land. #NSWildifeSpotlight#SpeciesAtRisk #LeatherbackSeaTurtle. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.
#LeatherbackSeaTurtle have a leathery and slightly flexible carapace, resembling a teardrop. The overall colour of their carapace, neck, head, and front flippers are dark bluish black with bluish white blotches. The plastron (bottom shell) is pinkish white. #NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk
