Their beaks are specially hooked and their throats are lined with small barbs to facilitate the consumption of jellyfish, this animal's primary prey.
Their beaks are specially hooked and their throats are lined with small barbs to facilitate the consumption of jellyfish, this animal's primary prey.* The Atlantic subspecies travels each year from the Caribbean to Cardigan Bay in Wales to eat the jellyfish which congregate there. They are unique in a number of ways, including the fact that despite being reptiles, they can maintain a body temperature up to 18°C higher than the water temperature, and their shell does not include the bony scutes of other turtles. FTP, name this marine turtle, the largest in the world.
Their beaks are specially hooked and their throats are lined with small barbs to facilitate the consumption of jellyfish, this animal's primary prey.
Leatherback Sea Turtle