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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Returns to Wild

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:05:25 PM
By DOUG GROSS

Dylan, a 7-year-old loggerhead sea turtle, swins in a tank at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta Tuesday, May 15, 2007, before being  prepared for a six-hour ride to Jekyll Island, Ga. to be released back into the wild, where Dylan was first discovered as a hatchling straggler left behind by his nest mates. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)ATLANTA (AP) - A loggerhead sea turtle that was a popular attraction at the city aquarium departed Tuesday on a trip back to the Georgia coast where the reptile was hatched.

Experts hope Dylan will soon be ready to thrive in the wild.

Tuesday morning, veterinarians at the Georgia Aquarium loaded the 7-year-old turtle into a van for a six-hour ride to Jekyll Island, where Dylan was first discovered as a hatchling straggler.


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