The world’s most common and second-smallest marine turtles are named for their olive-colored shells. They occur mainly in the warm, tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans, but sometimes also in the mild waters of the Atlantic Ocean, too.
The distinction between this turtle and the others rests in their synchronized nesting behavior: extraordinary mass nesting grounds, known as arribadas, where thousands of females congregate on a single beach to lay eggs.
The olive ridley is primarily a carnivore, particularly in its early phases of development. In shallow marine environments or estuarine settings, animals may catch protochordate or invertebrates as prey.
Distribution
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bangladesh
Benin
Brazil
Brunei
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Congo-Brazzaville
Costa Rica
Cuba
Côte D’ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Guyana
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Martinique
Mauritania
Mexico
Micronesia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuelan Antilles
Vietnam
YemenAnything we've missed?
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Terrestrial / Aquatic
Altricial / Precocial
Polygamous / Monogamous
Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic
Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal
Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd
Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore
Migratory: Yes / No
Domesticated: Yes / No
Dangerous: Yes / No
