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[National Geographic Wallpaper] Leatherback Turtle (장수거북의 산란)
Subject: [National Geographic Wallpaper] Leatherback Turtle (장수거북의 산란)
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[National Geographic Wallpaper] Leatherback Turtle (장수거북의 산란)


Gabon
1999
Michael K. Nichols

"After several false starts at digging a nest, a six-foot-long [1.8-meter-long] leatherback turtle lays her eggs at midnight. Five of the world's seven species of sea turtles come to this remote coast, making it one of Africa's most important sea turtle nesting grounds."

???From "Megatransect III," August 2001, National Geographic magazine

http://www.nationalgeographic.com

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Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Common Names:
English – Leatherback, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth, Trunkback Turtle, Trunk Turtle, Coffin-back
Spanish – Cardon, Baula, Canal, Dorso de Cuero, Galapagos, Siete Lomos, Siete Quillas, Tinglada, Tinglar, Tora, Tortuga Caná, Tortuga Laud
French – Tortue luth
Synonyms:
Testudo coriacea Vandelli, 1761
Dermochelys coriacea Blainville, 1816

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