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See it: Sea turtle rescued on Texas beach after washing up covered in barnacles, debris

SARGENT, Texas – A loggerhead sea turtle was recently saved after she washed up on the Gulf of America coast in Sargent, Texas, covered in barnacles and other animals. The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle ...
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Turtle Covered In Barnacles Couldn't Move — Now She's A Glowing 'Boss'

Meet Kalani: a spirited Australian sea turtle, whose story begins in a heartbreaking place. Back in January, a passerby found Kalani stranded on Lennox Head Beach in New South Wales. The Good ...
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Baffling sea creature had barnacles all over — even on its tongue, TX lab says

This loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore in Texas covered in layer of encrustation, including barnacles in its mouth, experts discovered. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research photo It’s common for slow ...
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Barnacle-covered sea turtle rescued and treated in NC

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — A young green sea turtle was recently discovered stranded along Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The seashore’s Resource Management team transported her to the Sea Turtle ...
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Turtle found covered in more than 1.5 pounds of barnacles, algae

May 22 (UPI) --Marine rescuers in North Carolina said they removed more than 1.5 pounds of barnacles and other organisms from a stranded green sea turtle. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore said on ...