Because the flippers are comparatively thin and blade-like, they are the one part of the leatherback that is likely to become chilled.
棱皮龟的脚蹼比较薄并且呈刀片状,因此,它们就是棱皮龟身体中有可能被冻住的部位。
Last minute our diver was still swimming in the Pacific with flippers, and the next minute he was doing a breaststroke in a fire bucket 300 feet in the air.