Leatherback turtle for diving
Scientists have recorded leatherback turtles descending as deep as 1,230m - the deepest dive ever recorded for a reptile.
They are also excellent swimmers, finding their way as far north as Alaska and as far south as Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
Like other marine turtles species, leatherbacks are threatened by poaching for meat and egg collection, marine pollution and being caught accidentally in fishing nets. A combination of these threats has caused the world’s largest marine species to be listed as critically endangered.
The leatherback may have to dive a little deeper to escape detection.
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