Our team will conduct studies on the behavior, physiology and migration patterns of the leatherback turtles on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. We will help tag and identify turtles, record nest locations and help determine hatchling success. Researchers and scientists have been working with these turtles in for the past 17 years in attempt to understand the impact of human activities and pollution. This work has led to the establishment of a National Park and a Marine Biology field station.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

What am I?


Can you identify this organism and tell me its relevance to the life of a leatherback?

posted by Jennifer Seshadri @ 9:45 PM

2 Comments:

At January 22, 2008 12:38 PM , Anonymous Ofelia said...

This type os jellyfish is called a rhizostoma pulmo. Leather back turtles are known is feed off this type of jellyfish.
Ofelia
Class VII, Marymount

 
At January 22, 2008 2:41 PM , Blogger Barbara said...

It is a jellyfish and the leatherbacks favorite food!

Mrs. Purn's second graders

 

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