The Great Turtle Race ended on Thursday, April 29. Backspacer was the first to make it across the finish line and into the Caribbean! Find out how the other turtles placed and who won the other Race challenges on the Green Scene blog. How did your favorite turtle place?

Race a turtle in the Great Turtle Race game.

Visit the leatherback sea turtle Creature Feature.
Illustration by Chris Rooney

Illustration courtesy Soap Interactive

Starting today, follow 11 leatherback turtles as they swim from Nova Scotia, Canada, across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean in the Great Turtle Race. Eleven different turtles are competing in the race. The first turtle to cross the finish line and enter the Caribbean wins!

Meet the Turtles

Backspacer
Billy
Cali
Estéban
Grembo Jones
Lindblad the Explorer
Nightswimmer
Nueva Esperanza
Seabiscuit
Searcher
Wawa Bear

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