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Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea on a beach in French Guiana.
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea on a beach in French Guiana.
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Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea and child footprint on the sand, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea and child footprint on the sand, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Emergence of young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Emergence of young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs at sunrise, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs at sunrise, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Emergence of a young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Emergence of a young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Baby Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Just a few minutes after hatching and already swimming away from the beach where it
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Baby Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Just a few minutes after hatching and already swimming away from the beach where it came out of the egg. Leatherback turtles have the most hydrodynamic body design of any sea turtle with large front flippers that powers the turtles thought the water. It can easily be differentiated from other sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Costa Rica
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Young Leatherback turtle crawling towards the sea - French Guiana
© Meril Darees / Biosphoto
© Meril Darees / Biosphoto
Young Leatherback turtle crawling towards the sea - French Guiana
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Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea on a beach in French Guiana.
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea on a beach in French Guiana.
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Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea on a beach in French Guiana.
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) heading out to sea on a beach in French Guiana.
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs on a beach in French Guiana.
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs on a beach in French Guiana.
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Environmental education about sea turtles (Chelonia mydas y Dermochelys coriacea). Gran-Popo, Benin. ONG Tropicale Nature, préservation de la
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Environmental education about sea turtles (Chelonia mydas y Dermochelys coriacea). Gran-Popo, Benin. ONG Tropicale Nature, préservation de la biodiversité et des ressources naturelles du Bénin, entre autres tortues marines et mammifères marins. Base à Cotonou et Gran-Popo. Createur et president, Josea S. Dossou-Bodjrenou.
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Environmental education about sea turtles (Chelonia mydas y Dermochelys coriacea). Gran-Popo, Benin. ONG Tropicale Nature, préservation de la
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Environmental education about sea turtles (Chelonia mydas y Dermochelys coriacea). Gran-Popo, Benin. ONG Tropicale Nature, préservation de la biodiversité et des ressources naturelles du Bénin, entre autres tortues marines et mammifères marins. Base à Cotonou et Gran-Popo. Createur et president, Josea S. Dossou-Bodjrenou.
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) covering its nest after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) covering its nest after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Emergence of young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Emergence of young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) silted up, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) silted up, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Emergence of young leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Emergence of young leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) climbing the beach to lay eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) climbing the beach to lay eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Emergence of young leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Emergence of young leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the sand, Remire Montjoly, French Guiana
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Emergence of a young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Emergence of a young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) covering its nest after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) covering its nest after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Portrait of Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female on beach, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Portrait of Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female on beach, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Portrait of a female leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) returning to the sea after laying, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Portrait of a female leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) returning to the sea after laying, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female at sunrise, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
© Nicolas Defaux / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female at sunrise, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana
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Leatherback sea turtle close up (Dermochelys coriacea), Vulnerable. Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Leatherback sea turtle close up (Dermochelys coriacea), Vulnerable. Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean.
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Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Vulnerable. Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean.
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Vulnerable. Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean.
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Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Vulnerable. Kei (
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Vulnerable. Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean.
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Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Thongaland. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Thongaland. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa
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Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Thongaland. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Thongaland. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatching, French Guiana
© Roger Le Guen / Biosphoto
© Roger Le Guen / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatching, French Guiana
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Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) taken in a fishing net, Sao Tome
© Michel Gunther / Biosphoto
© Michel Gunther / Biosphoto
Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) taken in a fishing net, Sao Tome
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Leatherback sea turtle displayed at the museum part of the KELONIA centre on Reunion Island, dedicated to raising awareness towards the protection of
© Thibaut Vergoz / Biosphoto
© Thibaut Vergoz / Biosphoto
Leatherback sea turtle displayed at the museum part of the KELONIA centre on Reunion Island, dedicated to raising awareness towards the protection of sea turtles among the population. Since sea turtles have become a protected species and the trade of their meat and shell has been banned, the “Ferme Corail” in the Reunion Island, specialized in sea turtle farming for human consumption, reinvented itself in 1997 into turtle’s conservation activities. The structure named “KELONIA” grew and is now dedicated to their protection via a health care center that takes in a large number of injured turtles every week in order to heal them and release them in the ocean – after several weeks of treatment in some cases. Kelonia is also trying to put emphasis on the general public’s awareness. That’s why a museum and aquariums with turtles from all around the Reunion seas were created. And, the turtles, which are living within the aquarium, enable the biologists to go further in their studies of those rare species that are difficult to observe in nature. When released, some turtles are thus equipped with Argos beacons thanks to which we can know their movement in the ocean better and so, refine the protection of their natural environment.
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) accompanied Remoras, Indian Ocean, Nosy Be, Madagascar
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) accompanied Remoras, Indian Ocean, Nosy Be, Madagascar
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Traces left on the sand when returning to the sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Traces left on the sand when returning to the sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Traces left on the
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Traces left on the sand when returning to the sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
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Portrait of Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Portrait of Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) on a beach, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) back to sea after laying on a beach, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying on a beach, French Guiana
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying on a beach, French Guiana