Baby sea turtle photograph Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)

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This Leatherback baby sea turtle photograph was taken in open ocean. The Leatherback sea turtle gets its name because its carapace is covered by a thick leathery skin instead of the bony scutes found in all other marine sea turtles.