Reflection's Flora and Fauna
A collection of my photos of flora and fauna, and maybe now and then,
something else that catches my attention and just will not let go.
Maybe even with little verbage, which is pretty hard for this gal.



Showing posts with label Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle. Show all posts

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

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Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium.


What a graceful beautiful creature.  I wish you could have seen it swimming around the aquarium.  For all it's size, it was magnificent.

Now look close, his right flipper is non-existent.  It was injured in the wild, rescued by Sea Turtle, Inc., a non-profit organization.  It has been determined this individual cannot be released and so will live out it's days at the Aquarium.

And, to think, it was that graceful with a damaged wing, err, flipper.  I did not even notice the damaged flipper till I turned and saw the signage explaining it.




* If this Sea Turtle, Inc. is the same one as this one, we have visited this fascinating facility.

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