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A Close Look At The Leatherback

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The first step in the necropsy is documenting any external injuries. MIKE BOTTINI

The first step in the necropsy is documenting any external injuries. MIKE BOTTINI

Among the unusual features of the leatherback sea turtle are the soft fleshy spines in its mouth and throat that move and guide its soft prey - jellyfish - down into its stomach. MIKE BOTTINI

Among the unusual features of the leatherback sea turtle are the soft fleshy spines in its mouth and throat that move and guide its soft prey - jellyfish - down into its stomach. MIKE BOTTINI

By Mike Bottini

 on Dec 13, 2016
Last week, I had the opportunity to observe the dissection of a leatherback sea turtle that had washed ashore in Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton. The dissection was part of... more

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