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
Two others — Toast, a large green sea turtle, and Loaf, a Kemp’s ridley turtle — were released on Monday in Homosassa, which is north of Tampa.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
As long as technocrats are playing God, Ridley Scott’s 1982 interpretation of Philip K. Dick’s story will never go out of style.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
A devastating pandemic, environmental destruction and a depleted society reduced to anarchy are the themes at play in Sir Ridley Scott's latest film The Dog Stars.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
At age 88, director Ridley Scott has proved he can still make brainy sci-fi, nearly half a century after “Alien.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ridley Scott keeps looking down while we’re talking, a thick marker in his hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I consider, therefore, that an immense benefit has been conferred upon the Church of England by the foundation of Ridley Hall at Cambridge, and Wycliffe Hall at Oxford.
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Edward N. Hoare
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
That same paper said that while rehabilitation efforts like the one that got Muenster back to the ocean probably save a minute percentage of Kemp’s ridleys, they are critical to continuing to “bolster population resiliency.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2020
A record 4.6 million olive ridleys nested last year on Mexico’s Pacific coast, mostly here at Playa Morro Ayuta in Oaxaca state and up the coast at Playa Escobilla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
For the highly exposed hawksbills and Kemp's ridleys, the safety margins also put them at risk of liver, thyroid and neurobehavioral damage.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2013
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