10 Things to Know About Olive Ridley Turtles

The following are the 10 things you must know about the Olive Ridley turtles:

1. Olive Ridley Turtles are the smallest of the sea turtles in the world.
2. They are so-called because of their olive-coloured shell which is called Carapace.
3. Their scientific name is Lepidochelys olivacea. 
4. They eat shrimps, crabs, molluscs and so on in the ocean.
5. They have a habit of migrating thousands of kilometers in the open ocean.
6. The female Olive Ridley turtles have the habit of returning to and nesting in the same beach. 
7. The mass nesting of thousands of female Olive Ridley turtles is called Arribada, which is a Spanish word meaning mass arrival. 
8. Gahirmatha in Orissa, India has been reported as the world’s largest Olive Ridley turtle rookery.
9. Olive Ridley turtles are listed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN Red List.
10. They are threatened by trawling ships in the ocean and destruction of habitat for port and tourist projects.