Saved from a Predator’s Jaws, Amputee Turtle Released Back into the Wild with Important Mission – (WATCH)

Saved from a Predator’s Jaws, Amputee Turtle Released Back into the Wild with Important Mission – (WATCH)

Saved from a Predator’s Jaws, Amputee Turtle Released Back into the Wild with Important Mission – (WATCH) Dilly Dally going out to sea – screengrab from Loggerhead Marine Life Center, released From Florida comes the story of one lucky turtle who was attacked by a predator and lived to tell the tale. Dilly Dally was taken in by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s turtle veterinarians after she was rescued in Port St. Lucie with severe wounds on her front right flipper. Though not a fully grown adult, it was probably a shark that wounded her, as they are a sea turtle’s only potential predator once they reach maturity. Brought to shore by the Inwater Research Group in January, the center at Juno Beach applied antibiotics and treated her wounds, but it wasn’t enough to save her flipper which was successfully and safely amputated. At Juno, Dilly Dally gradually mastered the art of swimming with one flipper during a five-month rehab program. The front pair are used by the animals for speed, while …