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Meet The Three-Flippered Turtle Named Dilly Dally

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally just returned to the Atlantic Ocean after an incredible five-month recovery from predator bite wounds so severe that her right front flipper had to be amputated. Found near Port St. Lucie in critical condition, underweight, and barely mobile, Dilly Dally defied all odds by learning to swim and maneuver with only three flippers at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida. Most sea turtles would not survive a flipper amputation in the wild since they rely heavily on their front flippers for swimming, but Dilly Dally adapted in captivity and proved she could make it independently.

What makes her case even more remarkable is the satellite tracker now attached to her shell, allowing researchers and the public to monitor her movements in real time through the Marinelife Turtle Tracker. This technology fills a critical knowledge gap about how sea turtles adapt to life after trauma, providing invaluable data on their migration and foraging patterns compared to uninjured turtles. As a threatened species facing dangers from fishing gear, marine debris, climate change, and boat strikes, every loggerhead that returns to the wild strengthens the population. Dilly Dally’s journey from near death to swimming freely in the ocean represents not just one turtle’s triumph but a beacon of hope for an entire species fighting to survive.

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