Natasha

Green (Chelonia mydas)

(ST11052)

Age Class Juvenile
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded December 27, 2010
Location of Stranding East Coast of Florida
Date of Arrival August 9, 2011
Number of Days of Care 875 days

Final Disposition

Taking measurements of the turtle, which was transferred from Gumbo Limbo.
8/10 This animal was tranferred from Gumbo Limbo to Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital to finish its rehab. The turtle has already had one surgery to remove fibropapilloma tumors and is in need of another surgery to remove some new growths. Once the turtle has settled in to its new home, the surgery will take place.  Natasha is eating well. 9/12 Natasha had surgery over the weekend and is recovering well. 10/10 No new growths seen. Natasha continues to enjoy her "roommate" Jeffrey. 11/21 This turtle was released today!  After a transport over to the east coast with the help of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Natasha was released into the Mosquito Lagoon.


 

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

Manatees make sounds—in fact, they make five different calls: squeaks, high squeaks, squeals, squeak-squeals, and chirps. They even have “graded” calls, meaning they can adjust a single call to convey more nuances of what they’re doing or how they’re feeling. Think of how a cat adjusts its “meow” when startled, happy, or excited. Mote scientists study manatee vocalizations to better understand the behavior of these imperiled mammals.

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