Florida's tiniest cold-stunned sea turtle heads home, and seems to say 'thank you' on the way out
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Purple, a juvenile green sea turtle found cold-stunned at 2 pounds in February, was rehabilitated at the Florida Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center with antibiotics, fluids, and specialized diet, nearly doubled in size, received a microchip ID, and was successfully released to Gulf waters; 13 of 22 rescued juvenile greens this season remain in treatment.
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