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Classification
Reptile
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
30–50 years
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Weight
25–50 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The smallest and most abundant sea turtle species, famous for synchronized mass nesting events called arribadas.
Habitat
🌿 tropical ocean🌿 coastal area🌿 estuary
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Cheloniidae
Genus
Lepidochelys
Fun Facts
1
During arribadas, thousands of females come ashore simultaneously to lay eggs.
2
A single female can lay up to 110 eggs in one nest.
3
Hatchlings race to the sea within minutes of emerging — a critical survival moment.
4
They get their name from their olive-green colored shell.
5
Olive ridleys are known to travel over 10,000 km during migrations.