5. WATCHING THESE DOLPHINS PLAY ALONG
SIDE OF THE BOAT WAS THE BEST PART OF
THIS RIDE FOR LINDA. SHE MISSED HALF OF
THE VIEWING
DUE TO BEING
ABOVE DECK IN
THE FRESH AIR
SO SHE DIDN’T
SICK!
6. 2012
21ST-23RD
DECEMBER
T H E T U RT L E H O S P I TA L
THIS YOUNG TURTLE WAS BUMPED BY A
BOAT WHICH FORCE AIR FROM THE LUNGS
INTO THE TISSUE WHICH CAN NEVER BE
REMOVED. THIS MAKE THE TURTLE UNABLE
TO DIVE, EAT AND REST. LEFT UNTREATED
THEY DIE. UNFORTUNATELY THEY CAN
NEVER BE RELEASE INTO THE WILD
AGAIN. THE TREATMENT IS TO WEIGHT
THE TURTLE. TURTLES SHED PART OF
THEIR SHELL AND THE WEIGHTS FALL OFF.
Weights allow the turtle to dive and balance.
A PROPELLER BLADE CUT THE SHELL ON
THIS TURTLE. SHE IS ALSO RECOVERING
FROM SURGERY.
MANY OF THE JUVENILE SEA TURTLES ARE
SHOWING UP WITH A VIRUS THAT CAUSES
TUMORS. IF THE TUMORS ARE OUTSIDE
THEY CAN BE REMOVED AND IF THEY HAVE
NO OTHERS FOR A YEAR THEY CAN BE
RELEASED.
THE MONSTER TO THE LEFT WAS OUTSIDE
OF THE TURTLE RECOVERY CENTER
RECOVERING FROM STARVATION
AND SURGERY THIS FEMALE IS BLIND THIS MALE HAS WEIGHTS
7. these two
handsome devils
were hanging
around outside
TOP LEFT FEMALE HAD TUMORS THAT
WERE REMOVED SHE IS RECOVERING
AND WILL BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH.
ABOVE IS A FEMALE WHO HAD AN
ENCOUNTER WITH A SHARK AND LOST
A FLIPPER AND A CHUNK OF HER SHELL
BOTTOM LEFT IS A MALE WHO HAS
WEIGHTS AND CAN NOT BE RELEASED
8. THE HOSPITAL
1. ABOVE LEFT IS THE
OPERATING ROOM.
2. RIGHT IS TURTLE
SKELETON.
3. BELOW LEFT IS TURTLE
PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR
LOCK JAW.
4. TO THE RIGHT OF THAT IS
A HARPOONED TURTLE
THAT RECOVERED AND
NOW FREE.
5. FISH HOOKS IN A TURTLE
RUST AND CAUSE LOCK
JAW.
