06/10/2026
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤!
Today we’re celebrating the ocean’s smallest, rarest and most endangered sea turtle, the amazing Kemp's Ridley!
🌊 Fun facts about these little turtles:
☀️ Unlike most sea turtles, Kemp’s ridleys are known for being daytime nesters, often coming ashore during daylight hours to lay their eggs.
🦀 Their favorite snack? Crabs! Kemp’s ridleys are basically the crab connoisseurs of the sea turtle world.
🌎 Most nesting occurs along the gulf coast of Mexico, but they can be found throughout the Gulf and along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
👯♀️ They’re famous for a nesting phenomenon called an “arribada” (Spanish for “arrival”), where thousands of females come ashore to nest at the same time.
⚠️ One of their biggest threats is ocean pollution. Plastic bags, fishing line, and marine debris can be mistaken for food or cause entanglement, putting these endangered turtles at serious risk.
𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐩’𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐲:
✔️ 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲
✔️ 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
✔️ 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞-𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬
✔️ 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞
Because being small doesn’t mean you can’t make a big splash—and every piece of trash kept out of the ocean helps protect these sea turtles. 💚🌊
