Turtle at Mon Repos

Leatherback turtle, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Display turtle at the Information Centre at Mon Repos.

The information Centre at Mon Repos was informative and interesting.
Details of the turtles and examples were on display
This was a real turtle displayed laying eggs.

 

Turtles mature around 30 years of age.

They have multiple partners and mate a few times. They store the sperm until they are ready to lay their eggs.

When they are ready, they return to their birthplace and lay up to 200 eggs.

The eggs are from the multiple partners, so the hatchlings from one nest can have more than one father.

 

This was a tagged turtle released from here that has returned to lay her eggs at her birthplace.