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Caretta caretta Atlantic Loggerhead Turtle |
| This 250 pound, more than five foot long female Atlantic Loggerhead Turtle was photographed by Joel Wooster as she was liberated into the wild at at Winter Haven Park, Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida on 11/26/2008. The turtle, named Patti, was taken into captivity for rehabilitation on 12/1/2007 when she was found stranded at Ormond-by-the-Sea suffering from a low heart rate, decreased respiratory rate and upper respiratory infection - all probably related to an outbreak of red tide which affected the east coast of Florida. |
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