Dermochelys coriacea
Extraordinary Meeting by going to dive: a leatherback turtle.
They are not very present at the edge of Malagasy ratings but we must believe that this year is exceptional. I think they follow the small shrimp bench that move in the Mozambique Channel. She was about 50 meters from the boat. We could approach 4 times. But as soon as she saw us, she disappeared into the abyss to stand a little further.
A leatherback turtle can live more than 50 years..
This is an excellent diver, scientists have found several observations leatherback turtles until 1300 m deep with 80 minutes of dive time.
It measures up to 2 meters long as an adult and a weight ranging from 450 to a record KG observed 950 KG. It is the largest and heaviest away of live turtles.