Leatherback turtles: one year later

Do you remember the Great Turtle Race? It was one year ago. A dozen satellite tagged sea turtles went to sea. But what happened to those turtles? How far did they go? What did they do after reaching the ‘finish line’ ?

Leatherback turtles: going where few air-breathers dare

When you hear about deep-diving, air-breathing animals, you might first think of colossal sperm whales plunging over 1,000 meters to battle giant squid in the dark abyss. Or perhaps you think of massive elephant seals spending over an hour at depths over a half a mile down chasing prey. But what about turtles?