Olive Ridley Back to Sea.mpg

This Olive Ridlley Turtle was spotted on the shores of Muthyalapalem Village, a fishermen's hamlet, near the port town: Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India during a visit on 19th February 2010.
This turtle must have to come to the shore to lay eggs as it is a nesting season. It was spotted by us..lying under the blazing Sun. We with the help of local fisherment helped it find its way to sea.

Information about Olive Ridley Turtle:
Named after H.N. Ridley FRS, who first reported the sighting of Olive Ridleys in Brazil in 1887. The average length is 70 cm, and adults weigh approximately 45 kg.

Olive ridley turtles feed on invertebrates and may play important roles in both open ocean and coastal ecosystems. They are omnivorous, feeding on crustaceans and molluscs. They can dive to great depths and may be bottom feeders. They are highly migratory, covering thousands of kilometers between foraging and nesting grounds.

The most fascinating feature of Olive Ridley is their mass nesting called arribada meaning mass arrival in Spanish. They choose narrow beaches near estuaries and bays to lay eggs. Each adult female lays approximately 100-140 eggs at a time. The nesting season is between November to March. In India, arribada takes place in the east coast state of Orissa at three nesting grounds Gahirimatha, Devi river mouth and Rushikulya river mouth. WWF-India launched a campaign in the Rushikulya nesting beach in April 2003 for the protection of the nests and the hatchlings.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Olive Ridley
• Turtle
• Conservation

[spalagummi]

@geomathews1

Thank you for your "tidy" comments.

The turtle was weighing over 50 kg and 60-70 cm long.

It was difficult to turn it around by me and two of my friends.

We sought the help of fishermen who could tum it, nudge it and pushed in to the sea.

I was relieved as much as the turtle as it entered into the sea.

I will try to give you the file..show it to Ms. Sara.

Sashi

[geomathews1]

Wonderful !

But in the first place, how did the turtle "turn turtle" ?

And in the last place, "Time and turtle wait for none" was a fine pun !

:Geo