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Back of the turtle<br> Attractions & Amusements in Trinidad & Tobago picture - Notice the ridges from the neck to the tail. That is the characteristics of the leather back turtles. Unlike the tortoises, whose shell is hard and rigid, the leatherback's shell is slightly flexible and it is rubbery. Hence the name "leatherback".
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Notice the ridges from the neck to the tail. That is the characteristics of the leather back turtles. Unlike the tortoises, whose shell is hard and rigid, the leatherback's shell is slightly flexible and it is rubbery. Hence the name "leatherback".
North America
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