{"id":729394,"date":"2026-01-29T21:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729394\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:18:11","slug":"a-sea-turtle-with-3-flippers-swims-free-after-florida-rehab-now-followed-by-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729394\/","title":{"rendered":"A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/loggerhead-sea-turtle-returns-to-atlantic-ocean-with-satellite-tracker-bd8f14a106444e9d8c5a0995743fd09b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:loggerhead sea turtle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">loggerhead sea turtle<\/a> that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a satellite tracker to see how she fares with only three flippers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The air on the beach was chilly, with temperatures in the 40s Fahrenheit (roughly 4 to 9 degrees Celsius ). But the Atlantic Ocean has hovered around a comfortable 77 F (25 C), said Heather Barron, chief science officer and a veterinarian at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To acclimate the turtle for reentry, the facility kept her tank\u2019s water temperature at around 80 F (27 C), Barron said. Beachgoers snapped photos as the turtle crawled down the sand, the satellite tracker\u2019s long antenna waving in the air, before she disappeared into the waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The turtle was named Pyari, a Hindi term of endearment meaning \u201clovely\u201d or \u201cbeloved.\u201d She arrived at the center in November from the nearby Inwater Research Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some kind of predator had tried to make a meal of her, the marine center said in a statement, leaving Pyari with extensive injuries to her neck, shell and both front flippers. That led to the amputation of most of her left forelimb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,\u201d Barron said. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s particularly gratifying when you can track them on satellite, and see exactly where they\u2019re going and what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While those satellite tags are expensive, about $10,000 each, Barron said it&#8217;s important to gather data on these three-legged turtles because scientists know very little about how well they do after rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to Pyari, the center is tracking two other amputees, she said. &#8220;Every little bit of information helps us to understand the behavior and the success of these animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/marinelife.mapotic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:journey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">journey<\/a> of Pyari and the other turtles on the center&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JUNO BEACH, Fla. 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