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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Leatherback Seaturtles
Did you know that Leatherback seaturtles have been around since the time of the dinosaurs? Or that they can boast the most extensive geographic range of any reptile? These turtles…
Threats to Leatherback Turtles: Habitat Loss
Leatherback turtles are dependent on a variety of different habitats throughout their lives. Nesting beaches are where females will deposit their eggs and these eggs will mature into young leatherbacks.…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 7 (December 14th – December 18th)
As our regular readers have noticed, we didn’t post a race update last week so we are now in Week 7 of this wildlife phenomenon that is the 2015 Great…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 5 (November 30th – December 4th)
Wow! Week 5 just flew by! December already! As everyone prepares for the holiday season, these ladies are still swimming furiously to get to their nesting beaches! Remember: the race this…
What’s out there? Diversity in the Ocean
Biological diversity in the ocean is the variety of life that exists in the ocean. This includes all plants and animals and the ecosystems in which they live and interact…
How Leatherbacks Migrate
Leatherback sea turtles migrate farther than any other reptile on Earth. En route to nesting and feeding grounds, they can travel across entire ocean basins, including the Atlantic, Pacific and…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 4 (November 23rd – 27th)
End of Week 4 Turtle Race followers! It’s a tight race folks – our top four racers are all within 148 kilometres of each other! Remember: the race this year is about…
Biology: Circle of Life
Leatherback turtles hatch from eggs that female turtles lay on nesting beaches. Nesting (when turtles come to beaches to lay their eggs) is the only time a sea turtle returns…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 3 (November 16th – 20th)
Wow! Week 3 already! If you’ve been keeping up with the race, you’ll definitely notice some changes to the race map this week. Remember: the race this year is about which…
What else is out there that don’t we know?
Scientists have recently discovered a population of whale that has never been seen alive. This species, called Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai), was only confirmed to exist in 2003, and has…
