Holy Shit, Look At The Size Of This Sea Turtle
Last week, a dead leatherback sea turtle washed up on a beach in Calella, Spain, near Barcelona. Without exaggeration, it is the biggest turtle we've ever seen:
A Twitter video from an alternate angle confirms our first impression: this thing was big as hell:
Leatherback turtles are the largest turtle species in the world, growing up to 7 feet long and 2,000 pounds.