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Inside the secret lives of olive ridley turtles

Tagging helps wildlife experts get previously unknown glimpses of their behaviour; they find that the turtles nest up to three times in one season, leaving 70-80 eggs in different places

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The turtle, Savani, nested and laid 76 eggs at Kelshi, on Friday. Pic/Mangrove Foundation

The turtle, Savani, nested and laid 76 eggs at Kelshi, on Friday. Pic/Mangrove Foundation

Satellite tagging of the olive ridley turtles is helping unveil the secret lives of turtles, especially nesting behaviour. Savani, a turtle which was tagged at Anjarle in January, has nested at Kelshi on Friday where she laid 76 eggs. She had laid around 87 eggs at Anjarle a few days ago. A Total of five olive ridley sea turtles, including Savani, have been tagged on the Western Coast of India so far.

Before Kelshi, Savani had nested and laid eggs at Anjarle. Pic/Mangrove Foundation
Before Kelshi, Savani had nested and laid eggs at Anjarle. Pic/Mangrove Foundation

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