Olive Ridley
by
Justine and
Konnor
Habitat
The Olive Ridley turtle
lives in bays and
estuaries in Central
America and east and
west of Africa.
Identification
Head is small. The size of
an adult is 2 to 2.5 feet.
Adults weigh up to 100
pounds. It has 1 or 2
visible claws.
Food
Olive Ridley turtles eat
shrimp, crabs, sea
urchins, jellyfish and
gastropods or snails.
They also eat algae and
sea grass.
Threats
The Olive Ridley nest is
threatened because
people could step on it.
Shell Pattern
Reproduction
It lays its eggs in one
clutch. It takes 58 days to
hatch.
Threatened