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Sea Turtle Named After President Gains His Freedom
There have been a lot of things named after Barack Obama since he was elected president. Including a sea turtle. Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@kake.com |
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There have been a lot of things named after President Barack Obama since he was elected president. Including a sea turtle. The turtle was named after the president because it was found ailing off a beach in Key West, Florida the day before President Obama's inauguration.
Keeping with the patriotic theme, the sea turtle was set free on the Fourth of July.
"Obama" the loggerhead sea turtle was nursed back to health by taking in a diet of squid and mineral oil at a turtle hospital. Hospital officials say the turtle was set free Saturday as about 100 people watched.
After being set on the sand, you might say the turtle hauled shell to get back in the ocean. Administrator Ryan Butts says the loggerhead swam away with "all the energy it had."
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