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Olive ridleys get their name from the olive green color of their shell.

Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR2009

TAMAR

TAMAR
Mata de São João, Brazil

Olive ridley turtles nest in what is known as "arribadas", which are defined as a mass synchronized nesting, with hundreds of females coming ashore at the same time to lay their eggs. This phenomenon only occurs in India, Mexico and Costa Rica.

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  • Title: Olive ridleys get their name from the olive green color of their shell.
  • Creator: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR
  • Date created: 2009
  • Location: Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brasil
  • Original Source: http://www.tamar.org.br
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