Photo by @BrianSkerry A newly hatched leatheback sea turtle scrambles towards the ocean, about to experience saltwater for the first time in Trinidad. Only about 1 in 1000 hatchlings will make it to adulthood due to predators. But nature has compensated for this and female leatherbacks have multiple clutches of hundreds of babies. What these animals cannot overcome are the anthropogenic stresses, such as getting caught in fishing gear, poaching and climate change and as a result have struggled to survive. Leatherbacks never stop swimming once in the sea; they remain in perpetual motion. Their lineage dates back more than 100 million years, older than dinosaurs. @thephotosociety @natgeocreative #seaturtles #trinidad #babyanimals #endangered #nikonambassador by natgeo

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