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Kemp's ridley is the smallest of all sea turtle species, reaching maturity at 58–70 cm (23–28 in) carapace length and weighing only 36–45 kg (79–99 lb). [13] Typical of sea turtles, it has a dorsoventrally depressed body with specially adapted flipper-like front limbs and a beak.
In 2023, there were over 6,000 sea turtle nests in South Carolina but only one was Kemp’s ridley, SCUTE said on Facebook. ... This is the smallest sea turtle species and has been classified as ...
The Kemp's ridley sea turtles were on the brink of extinction in the 1960s with low numbers of 200 nesting individuals. Due to strict laws that protected their nesting sites in Mexico and altered fishing gear to avoid accidental capture of the Kemp's ridley, their numbers have increased to estimated an 7000–9000 nesting individuals today. The ...
A Kemp's ridley hatchling, an endangered species of sea turtle, reaches the surf at Padre Island National Seashore during a public release on June 28, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Padre Island National Seashore sea turtle science and recovery program is a small part of the Kemp’s ridley recovery strategy. Though Kemp’s ridley nest counts in Texas have mirrored the ...
Sizes among the seven species of sea turtles range from 71 to 213 cm; [2] for example, the smallest turtle species in the family Cheloniidae, the Kemp's Ridley, only has a shell size of about 75 cm and a weight of 50 kg. All species have a distinct hardened shell.
According to the Houston Zoo, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, the smallest and most endangered sea turtle species in the world, became trapped in an ocean current last year, drifted away from the ...
Loggerhead sea turtle; Kemp's ridley sea turtle - rare vagrant [3] ... Two species are introduced, ... This is the smallest and least known squamate suborder. It ...