Do you know about Arribada? . .. . #Arribada is a Spanish word which means “Arrival by Sea” and refers to the mass nesting behaviour exhibited by Kemp's ridley turtle and Olive ridley sea turtles where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. The Olive ridley turtle is considered the most abundant sea turtle in the world, with an estimated 800,000 nesting females annually. Odisha is known worldwide for this mass nesting which happens near the mouth of the Rushikulya river and Gahirmatha. This spring (March 2020), however, heralded a surprise for the marine conservationists and state forest department, who witnessed mass nesting of the species during the day after nearly seven years. Thanks, @bipro_seas for this beautiful video. Like, save, share, comment, follow & contact @simplyoffbeat to #visitodisha. #gahirmatha #rushikulya #massnesting #oliveridley #odishatourism (at Rushikulya Turtle Breeding Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9kRKrjx9X/?igshid=1gcbjc37dy2cx
