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Adopt-a-Turtle
By adopting a sea turtle, you help support the care and feeding of Gumbo Limbo's resident sea turtles, continued conservation and protection efforts on our beaches and the on-going research to insure that these captivating creatures continue to populate the oceans. All adopted animals remain in the care and custody of Gumbo Limbo, and no ownership rights are granted through adoption. Our loggerhead sea turtles will be released near the Sebastian Inlet when they reach 46 cm (18 inches) long.
Wiggie (Kemp’s Ridley)
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FeeBee (Loggerhead)
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Milton (Loggerhead)
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Pollye (Loggerhead)
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Walt (Loggerhead)
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Wiggie (Kemp's Ridley) 60 to 70 years old (captured as an adult in 1971 so minimum age is 50, presumed birth date around 1960 (minimum))
FeeBee (Loggerhead) Hatched July, 2002, born in Spanish River Park.
Nest washed over by storms for 14 days, only 16 eggs hatched; FeeBee is the sole survivor as her nest-mates died of pneumonia. When the nest hatched, 9 hatchlings were stolen from the nest, fate unknown, reported to police.
Milton (Loggerhead) Hatched July, 2002, born south of the Pavilion.
His nest had 97 out of 102 eggs hatch.
Pollye (Loggerhead) Hatched August, 2007. Pollye hatched from a good nest in Red Reef Park 112 of 123 hatched in this nest. All of the Boca hatchlings in the August cohort were females.
Walt (Loggerhead) Hatched summer, 2006. Washed in during storms in November 2006 and raised at Disney Living Seas until February 2008 when his tank was needed for red tide victims.