Loggerhead Marinelife Center researchers spotted a large leatherback turtle named Bootes nesting on Juno Beach Thursday night. Weighing in at 1,000 pounds, she is one of the biggest leatherback ...

Florida’s sea turtle nesting season is already off to an impressive start, and researchers say it could be a big year.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Juno Beach had a friendly visitor this week who is no stranger to our beautiful beaches. The Loggerhead Marinelife Center said researchers spotted a 1,000-pound leatherback sea ...

Bootes has been nesting on Juno Beach for 23 years. Loggerhead Marinelife Center A "local legend" returned to Juno Beach, Florida, to help kick off sea turtle nesting season last week. Researchers ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger. These giants of the reptile world are relics from the Late Triassic and the ...

Two leatherback turtle nests were found on Cape Hatteras National Seashore in one season for the first time in over 20 years, the North Carolina park said. Photo from J. Walker via the National Park ...

A leatherback sea turtle is swimming free after finding itself in a twisted situation. "Phinney" was freed by some helpful humans from a tangle of fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Now, the six-foot-long, ...

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.