Science. 1972 Sep 1;177(4051):791-3. doi: 10.1126/science.177.4051.791.
The deep body temperature of a leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, taken out of cold water, was 18 degrees C above the water temperature. A large size favoring heat retention from muscular activity is probably responsible for this differential. Cooling rates (k) in water, measured on a second animal, were in the order of 0.001 degrees C per minute per degree of difference between body and ambient temperature.
玳瑁龟（Dermochelys coriacea）从冷水中取出后的深部体温比水温高 18 摄氏度。较大的体型可能有利于通过肌肉活动保持热量，这可能是造成这种差异的原因。在第二只动物身上测量的水冷却速率（k）为每度温差每分钟 0.001 摄氏度。
