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Kemp's Ridley sea turtles

Lepidochelys kempii

Description:

Two turtles that were rehabbed by the Virginia Aquarium and were released back to the Atlantic Ocean off the Virginia Beach coast Sept 7, 2012.

Notes:

Named after fisherman Richard M. Kemp in 1880. Critically endangered.

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kf4daw
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kf4daw

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Sep 7, 2012
Submitted on Sep 8, 2012

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