 Leatherback turtles face many predators in their early lives.Eggs may be preyed on by a diversity of coastal predators, including ghost crabs, monitor lizards, raccoons, coatis, dogs, coyotes, genets, mongooses, and shorebirds ranging from small plovers to large gulls.Many of the same predators feed on baby turtles as they try to get to the ocean, as well as frigatebirds and varied raptors.