They are also particular about the types of sponges they eat which gives rare sponges an opportunity to grow creating greater diversity on the reef. Some sea turtles undertake impressive migrations to find food. The leatherback has been tracked crossing the entire Pacific Ocean from Asia to the US West coast to forage on swarms of jellyfish off the coasts.
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Female leatherbacks tend to return to the same nesting area to lay their eggs. Their large size makes them opportunistic in selecting a nesting beach. Likewise, if temperatures are cooler, males develop.
Leatherbacks reach maturity at approximately 16 years old. Leatherback sea turtles are federally listed as endangered. Their biggest threats are the result of human activity. Clutches of eggs are often illegally poached, and the offspring that do hatch sometimes become attracted to beach resort lighting, so they crawl away from the sea instead of toward it.
Adults are also victims of poaching, as well as entanglement in fishing gear. They are also susceptible to marine pollution and debris, sometimes ingesting plastic marine litter.
Climate change is major threat as well. Beach erosion caused by increased storm frequency and intensity is a major threat to nest success. Warming temperatures are a concern for the long-term reproductive success of the leatherback population. Temperature increases could lead to a greater prevalence in feminizing beaches, The identification of existing male-producing beaches will be of critical importance to population viability.
Another threat related to climate change is the thermal expansion of oceans. What do sea turtles eat? Photo by keemkai villadums from Pexels By Aubry Forsyth People often think that all sea turtles eat only one thing — jellyfish.
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