Leatherback turtle Riptide swims an incredible 7,000 miles in 7 months
A mother turtle has caught the attention of researchers with her remarkable journey of 7,000 miles over seven months, swimming from Panama to the North Atlantic and back to Florida. The female Caribbean leatherback turtle, named Riptide, was tagged and released near Panama on May 22nd. Since then, the Sea Turtle Conservancy, based in Gainesville, […]