Olive ridley turtle is a species of turtle that live globally in the coastal waters of at least 80 countries. It is named for the generally greenish colour of its skin and shell, or carapace.
It is among the smallest of the sea turtles, reaching only about 2 feet in shell length. It feeds on jellyfish, snails, crabs, and shrimp and occasionally algae and seaweed.
Females migrate hundreds or even thousands of miles every year to lay eggs on tropical and subtropical beaches. They lay about a hundred eggs, but may nest up to three times a year.
These turtles are solitary, preferring the open ocean. They migrate hundreds or even thousands of miles every year, and come together as a group only once a year for the arribada, when females return to the beaches where they hatched and lumber onshore, sometimes in the thousands, to nest.
Olive ridleys have nesting sites all over the world, on tropical and subtropical beaches. During nesting, they use the wind and the tide to help them reach the beach. Females lay about a hundred eggs, but may nest up to three times a year. The nesting season is from June to December.
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