Olive ridleys are considered the most abundant sea turtle in the world. They get their name from the coloring of their heart-shaped shell, which starts out gray but becomes olive green once the turtles are adults. They have one to two visible claws on each of their paddle-like flippers. Western Atlantic olive ridleys usually have a darker coloration than eastern Pacific olive ridleys. Adult turtles are relatively small, averaging 2 to 2.5 feet (0.6 to 0.7 meters) in length and weighing 80 to 110 pounds (36 to 49 kilograms). The largest of these animals are observed on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

The olive ridley is found in the tropical regions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. In the Pacific, it prefers beaches of Mexico south to Colombia. In the Indian Ocean, its greatest abundance is in eastern India and Sri Lanka. Only a small and declining population of olive ridleys nest in the western Atlantic along the western coast of Africa.

Following are 3 further posts about the Turtle Life Cycle – I couldn’t get it all on 1 post as wasn’t able to cut and paste but hope you find it interesting 🐢