Thanks to my friend Beth who works for the
South Carolina Aquarium we were able to visit the Sea Turtle Hospital today. The patients are Loggerheads and Kemp's Ridley and are brought from all over SC to be rehabilitated from disease and wounds. Our first visit was to "Pirate" who was brought in to the hospital suffering from lock jaw. The staff had to feed Pirate with a syringe for 9 months until he started eating on his own.
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| Peeking in at "Pirate" |
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| Pirate comes up to check us out |
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| Pirate meet Juliette... Juliette meet Pirate |
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| Read about Pirate's ordeal |
Our favorite turtle today was "May".. a small Kemp's Ridley that had been cut most likely by a boat propeller. We immediately fell in love with this little spunky gal. She wanted desperately to get out of the tank... and thanks to the caring staff at the aquarium, her release date could be soon.
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| May is having a look-see at Jules |
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Such a sweet little turtle !
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