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- Cris Popenoe
- September 14, 2010
- 8:00 am
- 64 comments
Yu Chan, a Loggerhead turtle, lost parts of two flippers and a tail from a shark attack. In Japan, a company that usually makes prosthetics for humans, made artificial flippers for Yu Chan. They were strapped on to the stumps and Yu Chan was put into a tank to see if they would work.
They did. So Yu Chan was released back into the sea to regain her life—the world’s first bionic turtle.
Photo credit: Richard Ling
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Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful creatures... I'm really saddened by this news. :'(
Yes and thank you..
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Thanks for the info and stay safe Linda ( my postwoman).
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Sorry, I hadn't read the last line of the story. I wish the Japanese were as helpful to whales and dolphins as they are to turtles.
Yeah, and did the flippers work?
Neat
thank you.
WOW .. how amazing .. Bless this gorgeous fella!
Thanks for sharing
amazing
amazing
I’ve always believed that if our species is here for a reason – it should be something like this. What better application of intelligence and science?
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