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Lepidochelys olivacea
This sea turtle was found suffering from hypothermia on Mansa beach of Punta del Este, Uruguay. Officially this is Rio de la Plata, but basically this can be considered the Atlantic ocean. I guess this is either a Kemp's ridley sea turtle or an Olive ridley sea turtle. Can anyone identify this?
I never knew sea turtles could get hypothermia that's sad I hope its alright
Thanks Neil for the suggestion. It's also what I suspected. Do you know how you can tell them apart from Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles?
Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 8, 2012
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