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Creature Feature: Leatherback Turtles!

Everything is bigger in the Pacific Northwest, from giant octopuses to towering plumose anemones. It’s only fitting that the world’s largest sea turtle, the leatherback (scientific name Dermochelys coriacea), visits the water surrounding the Salish Sea! These massive reptiles travel from their nesting beaches in southeast Asia to feed along the western coast of North America every year, including the outer coast of Washington.

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