Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), family Dermochelyidae, Florida, USA
The largest turtle in the world, and the heaviest known non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).
Unlike most reptiles, their skin does not have scales.
Vulnerable.
photograph via:
Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program
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"Là, sous mes yeux, apparaissait une ville détruite"
Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885) - Ruined City
Illustration from Jules Verne's "Twenty thousand leagues under the sea", 1870
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