After egg-laying

KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 28, 2008) – An Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) slowly departs the shoreline after hours of laying her eggs Wednesday (Feb. 27) in the coast of barangay Suli. The Olive Ridley has one of the most extraordinary nesting habits in the natural world. Large groups of turtles gather off shore of nesting beaches. Then, all at once, vast numbers of turtles come ashore and nest in what is known as an arribada (arrival by sea in Spanish). During these arribadas, hundreds to thousands of female come ashore to lay their eggs. However, not all females nest during an arribada, instead some are solitary nesters. (KIAMBA NEWS AND INFO CENTER/ACdeL)