Charlotte, a green sea turtle, was hit by a boat back in 2008. This left it with an affliction colloquially referred to as the “bubble butt,” a kind of floating syndrome that makes it impossible for a ...
Like many air-breathing marine megafauna, green turtles optimize their swim depth during migration to minimize the cost of transport, traveling at around three body-depths beneath the surface in ...
A 3D prosthetic is expected to be life changing for a green sea turtle at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn. "The animal has had such a long time swimming in an abnormal way that we don’t want to ...
Like many air-breathing marine megafauna, green turtles optimise their swim depth during migration to minimise the cost of transport, travelling at around three body-depths beneath the surface in ...
A green sea turtle in Connecticut has been given another ... To help improve Charlotte's swimming habits, the aquarium teamed up with 3D printing solutions company Adia to help create a new ...
When Charlotte the green sea turtle was struck by a boat, his injuries rendered him mostly unable to swim. In addition to partial paralysis, Charlotte also suffered from “bubble butt syndrome,” a ...
So how do you get that butt down so the green sea turtle can swim more normally? The aquarium worked with Cromwell based 3D printing solutions company Adia which measured and scanned Charlotte’s ...
A rescued green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas ... have difficulty maintaining their buoyancy when they swim. CREDIT: Formlabs. Turtles like Charlotte with positive buoyancy syndrome (also called ...
Like many air-breathing marine megafauna, green turtles optimize their swim depth during migration to minimize the cost of transport, traveling at around three body-depths beneath the surface in ...
A Boston-based 3D printing company made a harness for an injured sea turtle, enabling the sea creature to swim normally once again. Charlotte, a green sea turtle, suffered from a boat wound ...