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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Rhossi the Kemp's ridley sea turtle was found close to death in December 2023, and has been nursed back to health by staff at the Anglesey Sea Zoo.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Kemp's ridley sea turtles rank among the most endangered sea turtle species on the planet.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026
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
Olive ridley turtles visit the camp in the rainy season, and Vallerino was preparing for the arrival of the brown leatherback turtle in cooler waters when Otis struck.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2023
A fourth juvenile Kemp’s ridley turtle was released earlier in October after rehabbing at the aquarium.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Airbus chief test pilot Malcolm Ridley says it has taken a relatively modest engineering change to adapt the aircraft for ultra-long-haul flights.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
Thirty-five years ago, Ridley Scott’s feminist road movie made a splash on the Croisette, then opened four days later on a Memorial Day weekend to strong box office and an awards run.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 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 Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
Kemp's ridleys are the rarest sea turtle in the world, and lay their eggs on only two beaches in Mexico and in Texas, USA.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
Kemp’s ridleys such as Muenster, the most endangered sea turtles of all, are a different story.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2020
Added Christine Figgener, a marine biologist at Texas A&M University: “We need a lot more answers to questions about how many olive ridleys are out there and what threats they are facing.”
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
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