Photo 10213980, (c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett

Attribution © Lisa Bennett
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Source iNaturalist NZ
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What

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Observer

lisa_bennett

Description

This turtle was found dead near the high tide mark by Bryan Hampson. He photographed it and has given permission for me to upload it to NatureWatch.
The would that removed one of the rear flippers appeared to be fresh, and its eyes had been removed, presumably by seagulls.

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