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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys kempii

Description:

Young male with dark carapace

Habitat:

Gulf of Mexico

Notes:

Caught on a fishing line and rescued by Institute for Marine Mammal Studies where hook was removed. Released back into Gulf of Mexico

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1 Comment

Crasher
Crasher 9 years ago

Ouch


capttravis5
Spotted by
capttravis5

Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2014
Submitted on Jun 25, 2014

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