Along the northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica rare and critically endangered leatherback turtles are coming ashore at night to lay their eggs in the sand. Jaguars patrol the beaches hunting them, able to flip the 350 pound turtles on their side and then rip them apart with their claws. We came across these hours-hold turtle and jaguar tracks early in the morning. The jaguar was late too -- the turtle had gone back to sea.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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