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Baby turtle leaving Kerry to return home to Azores

Nov 27, 2023 13:02 By radiokerrynews
Baby turtle leaving Kerry to return home to Azores
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A baby turtle who was washed across the Atlantic Ocean to Ireland, is heading home to the Azores.

Toby who is two-years-old, was found barely breathing along the Maharees peninsula in August, and was nursed back to health by staff at the Oceanworld Aquarium in Dingle.

Tonight Toby will take a TAP Air Portugal flight to begin his journey home.

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According to the Irish Independent the turtle, who measures only 8 inches, will remain in the cockpit with the pilots during the flight.

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