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Sea Turtle with 'Bubble Butt Syndrome' Given Harness to Help with Swimming

visibility 3 views calendar_month Dec 21, 2024
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A green sea turtle in Connecticut has been given another chance at life thanks to a custom 3D-printed prosthetic harness. The harness was made to help the male turtle named Charlotte, who resides at Mystic Aquarium, deal with positive buoyancy syndrome, known as "bubble butt syndrome." According to The Turtle Hospital, a nonprofit organization, the condition is a deformity to a turtle's shell that causes it to permanently float to the surface.

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