Footage shows the sea turtle with front flippers coiled around a pole while the bottom part of its shell swayed underwater at Umigame Kouen Sea Turtle Park in Mie Prefecture on March 3.

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A sea turtle's shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes—tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone. The bone ...

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While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

A sea turtle’s shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes – tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone.

A sea turtle's shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes—tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone.