An endangered leatherback sea turtle has laid a nest on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island for the first time in more than a decade. The eggs were found late last month.
A person holds one of the leatherback sea turtle's eggs.It had been 11 years since a leatherback sea turtle laid a nest on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island.Alexa Lyne, an intern at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is pictured with outstretched arms, standing in turtle tracks.
Named for their tough skin, the sea creatures can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and measure as long as 6.5 feet across as adults. A small leatherback sea turtle heads toward the sea during the sunset at Lhoknga beach in Aceh province on February 25, 2023.They also dive deeper than most marine mammals, with the deepest recorded dive reaching nearly 4,000 feet.
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