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- Group
- Turtle
- Habitat
- Open water
- Max size
- 61 cm
- Family
- Cheloniidae
The olive ridley sea turtle, also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. L. olivacea is found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Behaviour
The smallest sea turtle here, with an olive, almost round shell. Mostly oceanic and rarely recorded in Vanuatu; elsewhere it is known for mass nestings, the arribadas.