00:00Leatherback Sea Turtles, Masters of Deep Ocean Survival and Migration
00:05A leatherback sea turtle glides through deep ocean water.
00:09Across open oceans, tropical beaches, and deep sea trenches,
00:14leatherback turtles swim vast distances and dive deeper than most marine animals.
00:18A leatherback turtle dives more than 3,000 feet below the ocean surface,
00:24hunts jellyfish, and survives extreme pressure in dark waters.
00:27A female leatherback crawls onto a tropical beach at night,
00:32digs a nest in the sand, and lays dozens of eggs before returning to the sea.
00:37A hatchling turtle bursts from the sand, races toward moonlit waves,
00:41and avoids predators during its first dangerous journey.
00:45A leatherback swims across entire ocean basins, migrates thousands of miles,
00:50and follows jellyfish populations through changing waters.
00:54A turtle's flexible shell bends under pressure,
00:57allowing deep dives that rigid, shelled species cannot survive.
01:01A leatherback feeds constantly on jellyfish,
01:04helping control populations that can disrupt marine ecosystems.
01:09From deep ocean dives to beach nesting rituals,
01:13leatherbacks remain one of the most unique sea turtles on Earth.
01:16Across vast oceans, they keep moving without stopping.
