Since we have been here we have seen things I had only seen I pictures before.
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| Turtle Hospital |
There really is a Turtle Hospital and we got to go on a tour of it. We saw turtles with flippers missing, deformed shells from being hit by boat propellers, and other various injuries many of which happen from being caught in fishing and shrimping nets. The hospital has an operating room, an emergency room, and many tanks to house them in. Some get private tanks and others are in big open tanks with lots of others turtles. There were Green turtles, Loggerheads, and Leatherbacks. It was amazing and eye-opening to see all they do. Mostly the goal is to rehabilitate them and return them to the ocean, but many times they are to severely injured and have to be kept at the hospital the rest of their lives. Many of those are used to educate people on being careful in turtle habitats.
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Loggerhead Turtle
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While doing my laundry at the marina one day, there was a lot of commotion out in the canal. Another person, also doing laundry, asked if I had seen the Manatee. It had come into the harbor looking for fresh water to drink. I hadn't realized until then that they had to drink fresh water to live. There were lots of people holding a hose for it to drink from and it drank gallons. It was there for about a hour until it had it's fill and moved on.
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Manatee in Boot Key Harbor
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Then there was this guy sunning himself on a dock. I have seen four of these in the month we've been here and this is the smallest one, but the prettiest.
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Iguana
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We have seen dolphins and tarpon, but I couldn't get pictures. Also there are pelicans everywhere, but I never seem to have my camera and think to get a photo of one. Maybe next post.
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