Sea turtle with buoyancy problems to get special prosthetic shell at National Aquarium
By: WMAR Staff
and last updated 2021-03-03 15:30:36-05
BALTIMORE, Md. â Kai the green sea turtle swims leisurely around her tank at the National Aquarium s Animal Care and Rescue Center, but before she can take her laps, she needs her special gear. Based on the radiographs, we can see where the gas is and start to figure out where to put those weights, how much weight to put on, also just strictly observations, said Ashleigh Clews, Curator for the Animal Care and Rescue Center.
Kai needs her special weights because of a boating accident two years ago off the coast of South Carolina that caused her buoyancy problems.