JEWRJEWR 5,663 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 *****WARNING: strong language and blood****** After initially thinking that we are looking at a parasitic worm, and trying to remove it to identify it, we cut a small piece of to investigate further and finally identified what we were REALLY looking at. After a short debate about what we should do we removed it with the plier of a swiss army knive which was the only tool available on our small boat (not intended for overnight stays), since we were on the ocean, in a developing country, a few hours away from the coast and several hours away from any vet (probably days from any vet specialised in reptiles, not to mention sea turtles) and x-ray machines. Plus, we would have incured a penalty (up to time in jail) on ourselves by removing the turtle since that is beyond our research permits. He did very obviously not enjoy the procedure very much, but we hope that he is now able to breath more freely. The blood from the shoulder is from a 6mm skin biopsy we took previously to this event for a genetic study (part of our permitted research), which usually doesn't bleed much, but which started bleeding while restraining the turtle.We disinfected the air passageway with iodine and kept the turtle for observation before releasing him back into the wild.The bleeding stopped pretty much immediately after the removal of the straw.The turtle very likely ate the straw and regurgitated the straw where it ended up in the wrong passageway. The nasal cavity of sea turtles is connected directly to the palate (roof of the mouth) by a long nasopharyngeal duct. Fear, she's the mother of violence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mucinex 4,260 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 i'm not gonna stop using straws but i'll make sure to cut them up so they don't hurt any animals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegiRey 443 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 this is so sad. boor little baby. I'm glad they got it out. my heart hurts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staryu 6,162 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Poor turtle! :( it makes me sad to know that this sort of thing happens to so many animals. Pollution sucks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinthesheep 2,947 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I saw this, it made me cry, I hate the destruction that humans have inflicted upon this earth. Good on them for doing the best they could in those circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasi 11,034 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Poor turtle looked like it was in so much pain. I don't understand pineapples, so I don't eat bananas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanko 9,860 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 omg poor thingit was probs very painful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILENT HILL 1,718 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm so glad they were able to help it! They probably saved it's life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohan 16,857 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Putas pajitas tryna go ask Alice, tryna catch that rabbit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeldeFaith 5,759 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 It's so sad to see poor innocent animals suffering because of irresponsible humans, but at the same time is good to see that there is still people who helps them no matter what. Can I vanish into a cheeseburger pizza? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miel 15,009 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 It legitimately freaks me out how little, mundane things in our lives can potentially, and in actuality are already doing so, destroy the rest of nature. 3 points in and ready for more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismatic 4,789 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I am disgusted with the actions we people do. Poor animals. I started to cry when I saw it on Facebook. I Only Stan For Risk Takers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Watching the poor turtle in pain made me teary... MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Whis 2,920 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm so glad they helped it. Poor animal. Its so cute! But what I'm thinking now is that its blood will flow in the oceans and sharks will smell it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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