Sea Turtle

The Olive Ridley sea turtle is one of the smallest species of turtle that its sister species Kemp Ridley sea turtles. They were named after Mr. HN Ridley, who discovered this sort of island of Fernando de Noronha in Brazil in 1887. It is because of the color green Olive Ridley of his skin and armor called. His name is binomial Lepidochelys olivacea and is also known as sea turtle in the Pacific.

Olive Ridley sea turtle can weigh up to 100 pounds (45Kilograms) and are about 2 feet (65 centimeters) long. His head and the shell is slightly smaller than Kemp Ridley sea turtle size of this turtle differs from region to region. Its shell is usually develop from a greenish color, but sometimes a reddish color because of the red algae on the tank. Olive Ridley turtles are unique shell side. Male turtles have longer tails than the female turtles, men used during copulation. Enlarged claw can male turtles, a good idea for females. The life expectancy is 50 years.

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