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The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
The origin of "ridley" is a subject of speculation. Prior to being known as ridleys, French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède referred to the Lepidochelys species as "bastard turtles." Renowned sea turtle conservationist Archie Carr claimed that "ridley" was a common Floridan term, quite possibly, a dialectal corruption of "riddle." [1]
Travelling throughout the oceans has been reported in olive ridley sea turtles but more often than not, they tend to frequent bays and estuaries. The diets of all the sea turtle species, except for the Green Sea Turtle, which is only herbivorous from hatchling to juvenile, are mostly carnivorous, with some herbivorous tendencies.
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Kemp's ridley sea turtle; O. Olive ridley sea turtle; R. Ridley sea turtle This page was last edited on 30 March 2013, at 05:41 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
A crowd watches Donna J. Shaver, Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery chief with National Park Service, release Kemp's ridley hatchlings at Padre Island National Seashore on June 28, 2024 ...
A Kemp's ridley turtle pokes its head out of the water as visitors come to the tank it was swimming in. More than 200 cold-stunned sea turtles are being treated at the New England Aquarium's Sea ...
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.