Also called bastard turtle. Also called bastard ridley,. Also called Atlantic ridley,. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 centimeters) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
Also called Pacific ridley. Also called olive ridley,. an olive-colored sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, similar to L. kempii, inhabiting tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and South Atlantic Oceans: threatened or endangered throughout its range.
Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
First recorded in 1895–1900; of undetermined origin
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Kemp's ridley sea turtles rank among the most endangered sea turtle species on the planet.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026
In September, Tally, another Kemp's ridley turtle found mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, was flown to Texas to be released back into the warmer seas.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
While collecting data on olive ridley sea turtles, she and her colleagues would routinely lift the creatures up onto their boat for examination.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 12, 2023
A fourth juvenile Kemp’s ridley turtle was released earlier in October after rehabbing at the aquarium.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Kemp's ridley, with a triangular-shaped head and a slightly hooked beak, is primarily found in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
In her email to colleagues, Ridley said the next leader "will have my full support, as we continue to drive forward the vital work of change and deliver that crucial second term in government".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Jessica Morden, chair of Labour's parliamentary party, told MPs on Friday that Ridley had been the most "extraordinary servant".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
After decades spent shaping modern movies without ever taking home a competitive Oscar, actor Glenn Close and director Ridley Scott will finally receive statuettes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
I adore director Ridley Scott and my forever ride-or-die, Susan Sarandon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Being attached to the principles of the Reformation, Bishop Ridley made him his chaplain, and precentor of St. Pauls.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
All are Kemp’s ridleys, the world’s smallest sea turtles and the most endangered of the six species found in U.S. waters, the aquarium said in a news release Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
As they walked toward the ocean, staff members carried Brie and Mascarpone, both Kemp’s ridleys, down a line of spectators standing behind yellow caution tape and orange cones.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2020
In late August, more than 300 olive ridleys, apparently females poised to nest, were snared in nets floating off the coast of Oaxaca.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
The chemical soup inside turtles comes from the food they eat, which varies from the crab-eating Kemp's ridleys, jellyfish-eating leatherbacks, omnivorous loggerheads, spongivorous hawksbills and herbivorous green sea turtles.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2013
Numerous endangered species of sea turtles, including Kemp ridleys, live almost entirely within the Gulf of Mexico, as does the bulbous West Indian manatee.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2010
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