Food Chain Interactions
Diets
Leatherback sea turtles have scissor-like jaws. Which means that by eating anything else than soft shelled animals will damage their jaws. Because of that they mainly eat jellyfish for their diet.
It is really remarkable that how this humongous turtle can survive by just eating jellyfish which is a poor source of nutrients in ocean.
Also because of this leatherback sea turtle helps controlling jellyfish population
It is really remarkable that how this humongous turtle can survive by just eating jellyfish which is a poor source of nutrients in ocean.
Also because of this leatherback sea turtle helps controlling jellyfish population
Food Chain
Leatherback turtle's predators:
Leatherback sea turtles are really vulnerable during young age.
There are a lot of coastal predators such as dogs, coyote, etc. and also Frigate bird.
In the ocean, some large fish and sharks might attack and try to eat them too. However adult turtles are not vulnerable to many predators. Although some predators like Great White shark and Killer Whales are threat to the adults.
They protect themselves really aggressively from predators by trying to bite them.
Leatherback sea turtles are really vulnerable during young age.
There are a lot of coastal predators such as dogs, coyote, etc. and also Frigate bird.
In the ocean, some large fish and sharks might attack and try to eat them too. However adult turtles are not vulnerable to many predators. Although some predators like Great White shark and Killer Whales are threat to the adults.
They protect themselves really aggressively from predators by trying to bite them.