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“I don’t know how it works or why it works, but as long as they get released again, I don’t really care whether it was my treatment or the acupuncture treatment that made them get better.” — Dr. Charles Innis, head veterinarian at the New England Aquarium
Learn more about the acupuncture treatments at the sea turtle rescue hospital.
Turtle acupuncture
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52 endangered sea turtles released from a Florida beach on Sunday. That’s after a 24-hour road trip down the East Coast.
Have you see the pictures from our Sea Turtle Trek! Prepare to be amazed.
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High-tech Turtle Care
You can only find this fantastic picture on our social networks! Click the image to see more pictures of our rescued turtles getting some top notch care at an invaluable partner hospital on our Rescue Blog.
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One-flippered graduate: This loggerhead has been recovering so quickly that he’s able to graduate to another facility. He’s heading to the National Aquarium in Baltimore to continue his recovery and hopefully return to the wild. Meet some of the other sea turtle patients.
No flipper. No problem. Turtle on the move.
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Brussels sprouts, mmmm: Chef Ming Tsai helped prepare some of Myrtle’s favorite foods today, and he even hand fed the ol’ lady! You must see the video.
That’s a well fed turtle.
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Live lunchtime webcast: Everything you wanted to know about rescuing sea turtles, coming to a computer near you! Live webcast Wednesday, July 18, at 12 p.m. Right here.
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Myrtle rules…the roost! Let’s upgrade her kingdom.
Ever see a turtle beat up a moray eel? Watch this.
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Going home: Go behind the scenes and see more pictures from the New England Aquarium’s successful sea turtle release this week!
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Phew, it’s Friday! Here’s a picture of Myrtle to get you through to weekend. Thanks to our visitors for tagging their awesome pictures with the New England Aquarium.
Learn more about the queen of our Giant Ocean Tank on the Divers Blog. And please consider donating a couple bucks to help us spruce up Myrtles house! We’re planning a bit-time overhaul and we need your help.
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Let’s make Myrtle’s house better than ever! We need your help to transform the Giant Ocean Tank into a 21st century masterpiece. Here’s how you can give. I mean really, how can you say no to that face?
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It’s been a long winter for these little guys, a long winter full of growing! Follow this link for your adorable “before” picture, plus video of these guys in action.
Look who’s huge now.
can you spot the three living things in this picture
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Ari the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at bottom left
Green moray eel middle left (possibly Bob)
Southern stingray tail at center to center right (named either Daisy or Ripley)
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Beast gets the gentle heave into the tank after his daily check-up. Yup, this sea turtle found a name! Visit the Rescue Blog for details on the naming contest.
Kind of calm about it, isn’t he?
