The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle is about the same size as the Kemps ridley. It is the most abundant Seas turtle and ranges over the tropical Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. That does not meant that they are not in danger; there is still a serious and quick decline in numbers as time goes by.

As you may have already guessed, this turtle, like the others is so named for a reason. It is named for the olive color of its unique heart shaped shell. These turtles average about 100 pounds and have a carapace length of just 27 inches. The carapace is a dark olive green and the underside is yellow. The biggest and more obvious difference between this turtle and the Kemps Ridley is the number of coastal scutes on the upper shell.

The Olive turtle is an omnivore; it eats crustaceans’, mollusks, algae, and tunicates. It will typically lay around 110 eggs, which take about 50 to 60 days to incubate. Olive ridleys also nest in massive aggregations. These are known as arribadas. The Kemps Ridley turtle also share this nesting habit. Olive Ridleys are very widely distributed, and they are not in nearly as bad a condition as the Kemps Ridley.