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Kemp's Ridley
Leatherbacks, the largest marine turtles, are the
species most frequently recorded in UK waters.
© Peter Richardson / MCS
Stranded leatherback marine turtle.
© Rod Penrose / MEM
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The world's largest turtle on record, a male leatherback, stranded at Harlech, North Wales in 1988. The animal measured 2.91m overall length and weighed 916kg. The specimen has been preserved and is on display at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
© Peter Richardson / MCS
Leatherback turtle photographed off the coast of Cornwall, UK.
© Mike Daines
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