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Young Leatherback turtles visit U.K
09/Sep/2006: Many young leatherback turtles have been spotted in the British coast this summer, confirming that the seas are warming up in Europe. Adult leatherback turtles have been frequently spotted in British waters, but sightings of young turtles were rare.
Already this summer three sightings of young turtles have been confirmed in the British waters. Unlike the adult leatherback’s, young leatherback turtles do not have any fat reserves in their bodies, which is essential for surviving in cold waters and hence their habitat is limited to warmer waters.
Conservationists feel that the sightings of young leatherback turtles in the British coast indicate that the sea temperature in this region has gone up considerably. Scientists have ruled out the possibility of leatherback’s breeding in this region, which might have resulted in the spotting of young leatherback’s, as this species breed only in beaches where the temperature of the sand is 22C or higher.
Leatherback turtles got their name from their ‘exterior’ that comprises of hundreds of irregular bony plates covered by a leathery skin.
Leatherback turtles are an endangered species and are common in Caribbean, Florida, South America, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia & Madagascar.
Kesavan Siva
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