Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger.

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The 2,000-pound leatherback is the fourth-largest reptile. Leatherback turtles can grow up to eight feet long. Unlike other reptiles, leatherback turtles use thermoregulation to warm up or cool down.

Leatherback Turtles Are the Largest Sea Turtles There are seven species of sea turtles found in oceans around the world. Of the seven, the leatherback is the largest. Leatherback sea turtles are ...

Dermochelys coriacea, also known as the leatherback sea turtle, is considered the largest living turtle species, with a length of 2.4 meters and an average weight of about 900 kilograms (around 2,000 ...