Rescued turtle needs a name
PINE KNOLL SHORES — The North Carolina Aquarium wants visitors to help name a rare white loggerhead sea turtle in its care.
Aquarium officials said in a news release Friday that the 2-month old turtle has a genetic abnormality that makes its shell and skin various shades of white rather than the normal gray and brown.
The turtle is not a true albino as it has some color variations and its eyes are dark rather than red or pink.
North Carolina wildlife biologists found the turtle while checking an excavated nest for weak hatchlings. The aquarium plans to keep and display the turtle because it would be easy pickings for predators and would be susceptible to skin damage from the sun.
The hatchling also has a cleft palate and malformed beak that make feeding difficult.
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