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Titan, believed to be the strongest turtle in the ocean and 7 others have been returned to the sea.
The
Loggerhead turtle had been hit by a boat propeller, had part of his front
flipper bitten off by a shark, and was being attacked by another shark when it
would rescued. Two New Jersey fishermen intervened during the shark attack,
saved him and called Sea Turtle Recovery, a group that rescues and
rehabilitates turtles before they are returned to the ocean, The Associated
Press reports.
Eight Turtles returned to sea after treatment
On Tuesday,
Titan the turtle was among eight turtles returned to the sea after being
treated over the winter and spring.
“To see
Titan go back into the ocean after being hit by a boat, bitten by a shark and
fighting off another shark is just amazing,” said Brandi Biehl, co-executive
officer of the group, according to The Associated Press. “There truly is no
tougher turtle in the world than him.”
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The Sea
Turtle Recovery is based in an area called Turtle Back Zoo in South Orange, New
Jersey, according to The Associated Press. The group has been taking in and
treating sick or injured turtles since December 2016 and have now healed and
returned 85 turtles to the ocean.
The Associated
Press reported that most of the turtles fell victim to what is called “cold
stunning,” the near shutdown of their organs after staying in very cold water
for too long instead of migrating to warming waters in the winter.
The group
spends more time collecting species in November and December.
What is the cause of injuries of Sea Turtles?
Some of the
turtles are often injured by boats or sharks or developed other type of
illnesses or conditions. Six of the
eight are Kemp’s Ridley turtles, an endangered species while Titan and another
turtle, Petunia, are Loggerheads.
Others were
injured by boats or sharks, or developed other illnesses. Six of the eight are
Kemp’s Ridley turtles, an endangered species. Titan and another turtle,
Petunia, are Loggerheads.
Princess,
one of the rescued turtles was found stranded on the beach in Sandy Hook just
after Thanksgiving, in a dying state. Her body temperature was 37 degrees way
down from the 65 degrees typical of sea turtles.