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Sea Turtles
Leatherback Hatchling Tracks — Rosalie Beach, Dominica
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- Species
- Leatherback Sea Turtle
- Scientific name
- Dermochelys coriacea
- Location
- Rosalie Beach, Dominica, Dominica
- Ocean / Region
- Caribbean
- Project / Expedition
- Rosalie Sea Turtle Initiative (RoSTI), Dominica
- Habitat
- Open ocean; nests on tropical and subtropical beaches
- Photographer
- Rowan Byrne
- Rights
- © Rowan Byrne. All rights reserved.
- Print availability
- Available — enquire via Contact
- Filename
- rowan-byrne-leatherback-hatchling-tracks-dominica.jpg
Related content
Sea Turtles — Species GuideAbout this species — Leatherback Sea Turtle
What it is
Leatherback hatchlings emerge from nests at night and instinctively head toward the brightest horizon — the ocean. Very few survive to adulthood.
Where it occurs
Circumglobal — Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans
Habitat: Open ocean; nests on tropical and subtropical beaches
Interesting fact
Leatherback hatchlings are approximately 6 cm long at birth. It may take 15–25 years for them to reach sexual maturity.
