a lost and freezing loggerhead gets help from warmhearted volunteers. The freezing sea turtle can barely manage another stroke as she stroke as struggles to keep herself warm in the frigid waters of cape cob by off Massachusetts u.s.a. The reptile is suffering from the turtle version of human hypothermia when body temperature falls blow normal levels. Her straight is fading fast. She bobs lifelessly on the surface of the water before a gust of wind propels her toward land. Washed up on the shore of Crosby landing beach she lies motionless in the sand bitterly cold. If she doesn't get help soon she won't have a chance. Lifeguards arrive taking a morning stroll along the beach some Pacific loggerhead migrate over 7,500 miles (12,000km) between nesting beaches. A cooler loggerhead nest will produce more male hatching while a warmer one will produce more females. the weak turtle arrives at the rehab center. brain long spots the large turtle. He can't tell if she alive so he immediately phones the Massachusetts Audubon society a conservation organization. The call reached director bob Prescott who rushes to the beach in a pickup truck and identifies the 2.5 foot (.76-m) long creature as a loggerhead sea spend their summers in north and their winters in warmer southern waters but this turtle likely got lost while navigating down the coast an missed the chance to migrate before cold weather set in The animals eyes are closed and she met visibly breathing but when Prescott gently touches her the big beaked reptile slowly raises her head she hanging on but urgently needs medical care. The tow man hoist the she taken the huge animal onto the bed of the truck and she taken to New England aquarium in Boston Massachusetts here can begin here recovery. These turtle may live for 50 year or more in the wild. Shel shocked At the aquarium marine animal rehabilita ready tions center staff name the turtle Biorsection and give her an exam. She weibght in at 165 pound (75kg) slightly underwater for a loggerhead of biscuits age she has developed open wounds dehydration and she has pneumonia she is also cold stunned a condition that affects reptiles if their temperature drops too low. As their bodies cool animals blood circulation slows causing the animals to enter a coma like state practically unable to move. Now caretakers goal is to raise her body temperature form an extremely low 48 0f (90%c) to between 70/%f and 80%f and (21%c and 25%c) but it won't be easy warming her too quickly could be deadly move into a Georgia sea turtle center staff unload biscuits from the plane.temperature controlled pool set 55%f (13%f) each da y the rehabbers raise the thermostat a little higher. As the temperature rises Biscuit begins to move normally again to help here regain energy the staff offer healthy meals of fish and squid and they rehydrate her with daily injections of nutrient filed fluids Biscuits also receive antibiotics for her pneumonia and soothing ointment for her skin. Turtle takeoff soon Biscuits is ready for to be moved to the Georgia sea turtle Center on Jekyll Island which is located close to her release site. Here the staff will continue to prepare her for reentry into the wild. Along with there other recovering turtles she flown to Georgia u.s. a. on a private jet. Once there Biscuits is placed in a tank where she can continue practicing her swimming stokes Caretakers also put live blue crabs and horseshoe crabs in her tank so she can are some of a loggerhead favorite food in the wild and Biscuits quickly remembers how to snatch up the tasty treats in her back. Biscuits returns to the sea. back to the sea A month later Biscuits is return to the ocean. She headier now weighing 180 pounds (82kg) and has proven she can catch live prey. she driven by her reahabiltaion team to a release Florida u.s.a. when the team lower her onto the sand art the water edge she immediately crawls waves and swung swims off health and Happy at last. from called book national geographic kids
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