A rescued green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) named Charlotte is getting the gift of better mobility this holiday season. Charlotte is one of many endangered turtles suffering from bubble butt syndrome, ...
Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...
Bubble Butt, a green sea turtle who found fame after he survived a 1989 boat strike, died at a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys. He was about 35 years old and known across the world for his ...
A green sea turtle in Connecticut has been given another chance at life thanks to a custom 3D-printed prosthetic harness. The harness was made to help the male turtle named Charlotte, who resides at ...