"A reptile of that size, that lives in ice water, that can thrive on jellyfish." Almost 50 years later, scientists are still astonished at the leatherback's physical prowess, though today wonder ...

Leatherback turtles are generally solitary ... times these otherwise solitary animals come together. Leatherbacks are jellyfish afficionados, dining almost exclusively on gelatinous prey.

It is estimated that only about one in a thousand leatherback hatchlings survive ... plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have almost ...

Unable to feed on crustaceans and hard-bodied prey, the leatherback's diet is mainly made up of jellyfish. They also feed on sea urchins, squid, fish, blue-green algae, and floating seaweed. THREATS: ...

Whale-watching trips observed three leatherback sea turtles in August 2020 in Monterey Bay. “Leatherbacks that forage for jellyfish off the California coast will now receive greater protection in our ...

The male leatherback was found stranded on Kugushi ... Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish and other gelatinous creatures. According to many reports, leatherbacks are accidentally ingesting white ...

How she lived solely on jellyfish, a thing more water balloon ... the Indiana-Purdue University leatherback researcher whose project I was visiting that night in 1993. History seems to back ...