Top Ten Facts About Olive Ridley Seas Turtles

1 The Olive Ridley's are born with grey skin and grey heart shaped shell which turns olive green once they reach adulthood

2 The female can lay over 300 eggs three times a year.

3 They mainly consume jellyfishes, crustaceans and snails.

4 Many young turtles do not make it to the waters because they are hunted by predators.

5 The sex of the turtle can be determined by the temperatures the eggs are incubated at.

6 Temperatures around 27 degree Celsius produce more males.

7 Temperatures above 30 degree Celsius produce more females.

8 The female turtle comes to the land only to lay her eggs.

9 They prefer to live in the ocean

10 They inhabit warmer oceans like the Pacific, South Atlantic and Indian oceans.