Benson, a patient here at The Turtle Hospital, had a big day! She got a nice cleaning and had barnacles removed! 😮🐢 #connectandprotect #compassioniscontagious #rescuerehabrelease #seaturtlerescue #turtle #turtlehospital #marathonturtlehospital #theturtlehospital #sea #seaturtle #seaturtles #science #nature #turtletok #ocean #beach #seaturtlehospital #seaturtlerehab #wildlife #floridakeys #STEM #education #animals #animaltiktok #fyp #seaturtlelove #patient #savetheturtles #loggerheadseaturtle #loggerhead #loggerheadturtle #barnacleremoval #barnaclesgonewild #barnacles #seaturtlebarnacles

Liberty’s Right Flipper is Starting to Look a Lot Better! ❤️‍🩹🗽 Here’s a little four-day before and after transformation video of Liberty, the Leatherback sea turtle hatchling that came in on Independence Day, July 4th. 🏥 She was found off a Florida beach where she was seen crawling in circles. 💔 If you are wondering why she is on a string, it’s a tether to keep her from injuring herself on the sides of the tank. Leatherbacks will instinctually swim into the tank side, which is one of the reasons it’s so hard to keep them in a rehabilitation setting. 🧵 If you’re interested in helping Liberty and the rest of The Turtle Hospital, all donations and purchases through our online store (link in bio) go directly towards the care of our sea turtle patients! 🐢 Thank you for the support 💙 #connectandprotect #compassioniscontagious #rescuerehabrelease #seaturtlerescue #leatherbackseaturtle #leatherback #turtle #turtlehospital #marathonturtlehospital #theturtlehospital #sea #seaturtle #leatherbackturtle #science #nature #turtletok #ocean #beach #seaturtlehospital #seaturtlerehab #wildlife #floridakeys #STEM #education #animals #fyp #seaturtlehatchling #hatchling #Liberty