olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
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The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is a small, migratory marine turtle species known for its mass nesting events called arribadas and its widespread presence in tropical and subtropical oceans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olive Ridley sea turtle | 2 |
| olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) canonical | 1 |
| olive ridley sea turtles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Context triple: [Sundarbans, notableFauna, olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)]
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A.
Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large, primarily herbivorous marine turtle found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
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B.
Leatherback
Leatherback is a massive, gorilla-like Category IV kaiju from the film "Pacific Rim," known for its brute strength and electromagnetic pulse abilities in battle against Jaegers.
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C.
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea, commonly known as the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle species and a highly migratory marine reptile found in oceans worldwide.
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D.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
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E.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Target entity description: The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is a small, migratory marine turtle species known for its mass nesting events called arribadas and its widespread presence in tropical and subtropical oceans.
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A.
Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large, primarily herbivorous marine turtle found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
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B.
Leatherback
Leatherback is a massive, gorilla-like Category IV kaiju from the film "Pacific Rim," known for its brute strength and electromagnetic pulse abilities in battle against Jaegers.
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C.
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea, commonly known as the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle species and a highly migratory marine reptile found in oceans worldwide.
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D.
Stigmochelys
Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.
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E.
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is a genus of large tortoises best known for the Aldabra giant tortoise native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine reptile
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migratory species ⓘ sea turtle ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| adultPredators |
killer whales
ⓘ
large sharks ⓘ |
| airBreathing | true ⓘ |
| arribadaDefinition | synchronized mass nesting of thousands of females on the same beach ⓘ |
| averageAdultCarapaceLength | 60 to 70 centimeters ⓘ |
| averageAdultWeight | 35 to 45 kilograms ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| clutchSize | about 100 to 120 eggs per nest ⓘ |
| commonName |
Pacific ridley sea turtle
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olive ridley sea turtle ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure |
legal protection under national wildlife laws in many range states
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protection of nesting beaches ⓘ use of turtle excluder devices in trawl fisheries ⓘ |
| describedBy | Eschscholtz ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| eggType | leathery-shelled eggs ⓘ |
| family | Cheloniidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Lepidochelys
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linked to:
Lepidochelys olivacea
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| habitat |
coastal waters
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open ocean ⓘ subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ |
| hatchlingOrientationCue | light from horizon over ocean ⓘ |
| hatchlingPredators |
birds
ⓘ
crabs ⓘ mammals ⓘ |
| incubationPeriod | about 45 to 60 days ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | about 50 years in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming with fore flippers ⓘ |
| majorNestingBeach |
Gahirmatha Beach, India
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La Escobilla, Mexico ⓘ Ostional, Costa Rica ⓘ Rushikulya rookery, India ⓘ |
| majorNestingRegion |
Bay of Bengal
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eastern Pacific ⓘ western coast of Central America ⓘ |
| maximumRecordedCarapaceLength | about 75 centimeters ⓘ |
| migration | long-distance movements between feeding and nesting areas ⓘ |
| nestingBehavior | arribada mass nesting ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
most abundant sea turtle species globally
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one of the smallest sea turtle species ⓘ |
| order | Testudines ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| prey |
algae
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crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ jellyfish ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| relatedSpecies | Kemp's ridley sea turtle ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Lepidochelys olivacea ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism |
adult males have more curved claws on fore flippers
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males have longer tails than females ⓘ |
| shellColor | olive green ⓘ |
| shellShape | heart-shaped ⓘ |
| swimmingSpeed | up to several kilometers per hour ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperatureDependentSexDetermination | true ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in fisheries
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climate change ⓘ coastal habitat loss ⓘ egg poaching ⓘ harvesting of adults ⓘ light pollution at nesting beaches ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1829 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Description of subject: The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is a small, migratory marine turtle species known for its mass nesting events called arribadas and its widespread presence in tropical and subtropical oceans.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
linked to: olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
linked to: olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)