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  • 2016-05-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This a Picture of a Leatherback Turtle's Mouth? (en)
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  • A photograph purportedly showing the insides of a leatherback turtle's mouth that is frequently shared online is often viewed with a heavy dose of skepticism due to its gruesome and alien-like appearance: However, the image is indeed real. The esophagus of a leatherback sea turtle is lined with papillae, sharp, keratinized prongs that enable the turtle to dine on jellyfish: The image seen here was first posted online by The Los Roques Scientific Foundation in September 2010 and was reportedly taken at the Los Roques Archipelago National Park in Venezuela. Additional photographs showing the insides of a leatherback sea turtles mouth have been taken by several other scientific organizations: (en)
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