19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Olive Ridley Turtle Mating at sea while Floating
Olive Ridley turtles have begun to arrive at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery coast in Ganjam for their annual mass mating season that precedes the mass nesting that takes place here. Rushikulya rookery is a major nesting site for the Olive Ridleys along the Indian coast. This Rushikulya site Orissa, India is one mass mating place. This Olive Ridley Turtle photo was taken while floating at sea. It is one of the endangered spices. Olive Ridley mating begins in Novemver and reaches it peak in December.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 12.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 10.2021 |
Photo Location: | Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, India |
Camera: | NIKON D4S |
Copyright: | © apurba Das |