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People watch as one of two loggerhead sea turtles are released back into the wild, March 13, 2012, at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park after they underwent rehabilitation at Miami Seaquarium. The two loggerhead sea turtles weighing in at 90 lbs and 125 lbs were both found weak in the wild, covered in parasites and struggling with buoyancy issues.
A youngster with the Miami Seaquarium Spring Break Campers group gets a chance to touch one of two loggerhead sea turtles.
AP reports that two federally protected loggerhead sea turtles are heading back to the ocean after weeks of rehabilitation at the Miami Seaquarium.
The two 10-year-old female turtles were released Tuesday morning at Bill Baggs State Park on Key Biscayne, Fla.
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hahaha....
Here's hoping they don't fall back in with the wrong crowd and relapse . . .
I find it comical that the two people closest to the turtle are staring at their cell phones and ignoring the turtle.
Gary, ya think they could be taking pictures?????? hmmmmm?
I think they're taking phone pics
Their phones aren't even pointed at the turtle... They might be reviewing pics, but they aren't taking them. And why do that now when the turtle is right in front of you? Take the pics now, look at them later. People would rather stare at a 2-inch low resolution picture of something on a shiny screen than pay attention to the real thing right in front of them. Stupid.
It doesn't say what caused their issues...
I'm just glad they were able to help them - and hopefully they'll live out their lives healthy and happy.
That is how you take pictures Cameron. I see them take pictures of their friends - they watch the screen to frame/focus.
Cameron, You seem to be a bit prejudiced. Why else would they be pointing their cell phone cameras at the turtles?
Cameron... the article stated that 2 turtles were released. Do you think it possible they are taking pictures of the OTHER turtle? hmmm
Cameron, maybe you are too wrapped up in trying to find something detrimental about this whole thing. Maybe you are a troll? NUOC, what's funny?
The caption says ONE of two turtles. And I'm pretty sure you don't take a picture of something without it being in frame: Look where the turtle is. Now look where their phones are facing. See? There is no other turtle where their phones are aimed.
My point being, the wonder of nature is a few feet away from these people. And instead of enjoying it, they choose to experience it through a crappy cell phone lens, and then look at the picture on their cell phone while the turtle is right there, instead of watching the actual turtle while its in front of them and looking at the picture later. This is idiocy. I bet those of you defending these folks are the same people who go to a movie and then text on your phone the whole time instead of watching it.
Cameron Ford
They are taking pics.... looks as though a few heads... & their phones are aimed further out... maybe at the first of two turtles released??
Regardless, I hope these guys will fare well... love turtles!
I wonder if these ladies will remember these people who helped saved them and returned them back home. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????
Best story of the day!!!
Absolutely wonderful. Love it.
Yay for turtles...
: )
Now, go and lay some eggs! :D
"People watch as one of two loggerhead sea turtles are released back into the wild." Whoever wrote this caption MUST go back to school, or at least buy a grammar book.
What's wrong with the grammar?? It's correct.... for a change!! lol
Not that difficult OldCoot,
"People watch as one of two loggerhead sea turtles IS released back into the wild" would be correct.
I hope they found out what caused the turtles' problems so perhaps it won't happen again.
They are looking at pictures of turtle soup on their phones and licking their lips. JUST KIDING I like these kind of storys takes the hate out of our world from time to time. Peace.
It is a nice story, and grammar police, just enjoy!
One turtle IS returned to the sea.
Rwo turtles ARE returned to the sea
TWO
Wow...Logger head turtles..endangered species...people "Looking at their cell phones or Taking pictures?"...
What would you do? Personally ...throw the cell phones in the ocean (sorry just to make a point , not really, put them away already!!) Enjoy something you may never see again in your entire life!! LOOK at the TURTLE for cripes sake!! This is our downfall...I still cant get used to people looking at a phone and not life around them..theres a lesson here for young parents(the other people around them, enjoying the "REAL" moment..
Or you could take 10 seconds, tops, to get a picture of the endangered species so that you can see it multiple times then put the phone away. None of you would have any issue if the people had a 35mm camera instead. Why not complain about the photographer that took pictures of bystanders instead of only the turtles?
yippeeeee!
This is much more encouraging than the sea turtle story I saw from Hawaii the other day. The turtles were coming on land to lay eggs, it's illegal to harass them on the beach, and yet that's just what the tourists were doing. One guy even tried to pick one up to hold it. No one stopped them. I saw pictures of tourists sitting on the back of the turtle!
sometimes humans do good stuff
Yeah but it seems to be a rare occurrence.
The "wilds" of Florida? theres something comical about that.It won't be long before the turtles will have to nest in the kids sandbox's out back of the gated community house's.LOL. Meanwhile they still blame turtle declines on shrimpers who have so many federally mandated holes in their nets (known as turtle excluders") its a wonder how they can catch a shrimp anymore. The "wilds" of Florida sounds like a wonderful name for the next nightmare vision from the next nightmare of a friggin developer!
BFD! Go hug a tree, hippy!
Sure hope they go deep enough to escape/miss those long shaft outboards .
They are beautiful, yellow and golden and browish colors. They are very gentle creatures. It is glad that they are free to go. Pray that there will be no hostages anywhere around the world.
Thank you for the Good Samaritan act. Thanks.
Ten years old huh ? Did these denizens of the sea have their birth certificates with them? Unlike Obama if that is his real name?