Category Archives: Leatherback Sea Turtle

May 23

With a Mouth Like That…. Leatherback Sea Turtle washes ashore on Kiawah.

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on May 23, 2013. No Comments

With a mouth like that, one would think leatherbacks are taking down massive fish and giant squid. Would you be surprised to know that Leatherback Sea Turtles, one of the world’s largest reptiles, feed almost exclusively on jellyfish? Hundreds of … Read More

Jul 26

Nature Never Fails to Amaze: Leatherback Update

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on July 26, 2012. No Comments

On April 17, 2012 a Leatherback Sea Turtle, measuring 5’11” from flipper to flipper, crawled up onto our beach to lay her eggs. Every year, 100 to 250 Loggerhead Sea Turtle nests are laid on Kiawah, but a Leatherback nesting was … Read More

Jul 10

Kiawah’s Leatherback Sea Turtle Nest

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on July 10, 2012. No Comments

After a long wait, the excitement of Kiawah’s Leatherback Sea Turtle nest has come to an end.  For the past several weeks, the Nature Center was in quite a buzz with this being only the second Leatherback nest on Kiawah in … Read More

Jun 14

More Jelly?

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on June 14, 2012. No Comments

Jellyfish often take a back seat to sharks within the trepidatious imagination of beach goers along the coast. Yet these creatures are some of the oldest, most fascinating and incredibly complicated creatures that occur on the shores of South Carolina. … Read More

Apr 18

Leatherback Turtle nest on Kiawah Island!

Posted by Mike Vegis on April 18, 2012. 2 Comments

During the very early hours of April 17th, an enormous female Leatherback Sea Turtle made her way onto Kiawah’s beach front to lay her eggs.  Bringing some history along with her, this is the first sea turtle nest in South … Read More