The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's Stranding Response Team recovered a dead, leatherback sea turtle near Chic's Beach this morning. STORY LINK: bit.ly/2ZvkUdz (📹: Lex Gray WAVY) | WAVY TV 10

🐢 Do you know the leatherback sea turtle? The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) surfaces to breathe. 🌊 Like all sea turtles, it is an air-breathing reptile and must regularly return to the surface to take in oxygen before continuing its journey through the ocean. What makes this species different from other sea turtles is that it does not have a hard shell. Instead, it has a flexible, leathery carapace, which allows it to dive deeper than any other sea turtle and travel vast distan

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A rare sighting of a critically endangered leatherback sea turtle close to shore in the Florida Keys became a rescue mission for local wildlife officials when they realized its neck and front right flipper were entangled in a lobster net. The rare turtle is now swimming free after technicians cut the lines. More: https://globalnews.ca/news/4763441/turtle-dead-plastic-waste-indonesia/ | Global News