Rafeek Manchayil "Near Perfect"
Olive Ridley Turtle
Olive Ridley Turtle: This is the only one of its kind in Kerala, and probably in India.Turtles used to nest here for ages. Situated on the mouth of Kottakkal Rivar-Vadakara.This is the birth place of Kunhali Marakkar, the renowned patriot, died fighting the foreign aggressors under the Zamorin Raja of Calicut
Olive Ridleys are peculiar for its mass nesting habit called the "arribada" a spanish term meaning "the arrival" . This is an instinctive device for ensuring the survival of the some of the eggs against all odds, by flooding millions of eggs laid by lakhs of turtles at a go. Gahirmatha-Orissa Inida is the biggest mass nesging field of Olive Ridleys in the World.
courtesy:Theeram Nature Conservation society
Turtle beach -Kolavipalam -Vadakara-Calicut
Olive Ridley Turtle
Olive Ridley Turtle: This is the only one of its kind in Kerala, and probably in India.Turtles used to nest here for ages. Situated on the mouth of Kottakkal Rivar-Vadakara.This is the birth place of Kunhali Marakkar, the renowned patriot, died fighting the foreign aggressors under the Zamorin Raja of Calicut
Olive Ridleys are peculiar for its mass nesting habit called the "arribada" a spanish term meaning "the arrival" . This is an instinctive device for ensuring the survival of the some of the eggs against all odds, by flooding millions of eggs laid by lakhs of turtles at a go. Gahirmatha-Orissa Inida is the biggest mass nesging field of Olive Ridleys in the World.
courtesy:Theeram Nature Conservation society
Turtle beach -Kolavipalam -Vadakara-Calicut