This
is the smallest of the Australian sea turtles with an average curved
carapace length of 70cm and weight of 40kg.
Olive
ridley turtles have a high domed carapace that is olive-grey in
colour.
Olive
ridley turtles feed on fish and invertebrats including gastropod
molluscs, crabs, jellyfish, shrimp,
tunicates and algae.
Olive
ridley turtles are found in tropical and
subtropical waters throughout the world. In
Australia, low density nesting occurs in northern Australia, particularly
in Arnhem Land.
Olive
ridleys form nesting "arribadas" where hundreds of turtles
come ashore on the one night to synchronize their nesting.
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