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Olive Ridley Turtles at Gahirmatha Beach
March 13 , 2021
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- The Olive Ridley turtles have returned to their nesting site at Gahirmatha beach in Kendrapara district, Odisha.
- This place is considered world's largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs.
- This phenomenon is called 'arribada' (Spanish term).
- "Arribada" describes the unique natural heritage of millions of these marine species converging on the nesting ground for laying eggs.
- An Olive Ridley turtle usually lays about 120 to 150 eggs from which hatchlings emerge after about 45 to 50 days.
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