Allison, a rescued green sea turtle who lost three of her flippers to a shark attack can now swim again thanks to a new prosthetic fin.
The attack left Allison with just her right front flipper that could only propel her to the left, but now with her new fin, Allison is able to swim and dive with ease!
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A really big turtle was found dead on Muriwai Beach Monday morning. The 8 ft long, 3 ft high, 5 ft wide turtle, believed to be a leatherback, had not been dead long when Linda and Peter Steen found it.
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The turtle didn’t stand a chance. Some pictures of a shark making a meal out of a turtle were snapped on Monday less than a mile off shore in Maunalua Bay just outside the surf spot called Turtles.
The shark was obviously concentrating on the turtle, but the people in the boat were warned to keep all appendages out of the water.
Turns out the “Giant Mystery Turtle” discovered earlier this week is most likely just a rotting humpback whale. Oh well…
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Details are still sketchy on these photographs of what is being labeld a Mystery Giant Marine Turtle… stay tuned for more!
Thanks Michael K
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From Mandy’s myspace:
I thought I should be the first to inform you that I, mandy moore, hold in my hands a birth certificate.
It reads that I “was present to name, tenderly hold and safely release HANK”, my new baby seaturtle son of the golfina species. It’s true, hank and I didn’t have nearly enough time to bond before I had to gently coax him towards his ocean home but I know in my heart of hearts that he’s a fighter.
I’m not sure why the name “hank” spoke to me but once I locked eyes with him it was a done deal. He was ridiculously adorable, by the way. Ok, so we’re in mexico for work once again (I’m a lucky, lucky girl) and were informed by the hotel staff that the baby sea turtles had just hatched in the incubators and we were welcome to help release them just after sunset. I mean—who wouldn’t jump at that chance?? Basically we all gathered on the beach and everyone was allowed to select a baby and name him (they were all males). After a few photos (which I’ll post) we walked to the edge of the surf and set them down and encouraged them towaddle towards the water (trying to erase the idea that statistically 1or 2 out of 100 babies will end up surviving). Although it’s kinda mindboggling to think that these same turtles will return to the exact pieceof beach 20 years from now to lay eggs and repeat the cycle!!!
All in all, I was honored to be a part of such a special/symbolic act.
Be well and send hank some good thoughts!
Xo,
M
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