#leatherbackturtle — Public Fediverse posts
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Avast, stormy seas
Leatherback turtles manage
Those eggs need nested#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Weather #Heat #Sun #Summer #Sand #Sandy #Beach #Hot #Sol #July #SouthCarolina #Edisto #Family #Turtle #TurtleWatch #Leatherback #LeatherbackTurtle #EdistoBeach #EdistoIsland #Cowpens #JeremyCay
July 12, 2024
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#Orca group seen hunting ocean's largest predators
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-killer-whale-orca-population-hunting-predators-1.7149194Evidence for an Oceanic Population of #KillerWhales (Orcinus orca) in Offshore Waters of California and Oregon https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/article/evidence-for-an-oceanic-population-of-killer-whales-orcinus-orca-in-offshore-waters-of-california-and-oregon/
"A group of 49 #orcas has been seen hunting #SpermWhales, elephant #seals, #dolphins and even a #LeatherbackTurtle as far as 300 kilometres off the coast of #California and #Oregon... And it seems the killer #whales haven't been studied before"
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A half-day-old federally endangered hatchling leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Bioko Island. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
© Joel Sartore 2023
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On this theme a shout out to @markscherz for the peculiarly fascinating and nightmarish image of the inside of a #leatherbackTurtle 🤯🫣