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LOM gives away $25,000 to mark 25 years
Monday, January 29, 2018

LOM Financial gave away $25,000 to charity at an event to mark its 25th anniversary.


Flying visit for rare bird
Monday, January 22, 2018

One of the largest plunge divers in the world made a rare and spectacular appearance off the North Shore.


Island ponds given overhaul by BZS
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Two ponds have been cleaned up courtesy of an island conservation programme.


Cahow breeding season set to break records
Monday, January 15, 2018

This year’s cahow breeding season could be a record breaker, experts predicted yesterday.


“Andy” Is Now The Longest Tracked Tiger Shark
Friday, January 12, 2018

Andy — a tiger shark tagged in Bermuda by scientists from Nova Southeastern University’s [NSU] Guy Harvey Research Institute [GHRI] in 2014 — is now the longest tracked tiger shark on record.



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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!

Turtle Missing Flipper Ready To Return To Wild
Bernews
Friday, January 10, 2014

After over a year of recuperating at the Bermuda, Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] after sustaining a severe injury that saw him lose one of his flippers, a turtle is ready to be returned to the wild.

“This little guy was brought to BAMZ on Christmas Eve 2012 in very bad shape, having sustained a severe injury and losing one of his flippers,” said the BAMZ newsletter.

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Photo by Dr. Ian Walker

“Now, more than a year later, he has fully recovered and has grown more than four times the size! In spite of now only having three flippers, he is now ready and waiting to be returned to the wild in the near future.”

The photographs below show the growth that the turtle has experienced. In the inset picture, the turtle is seen in the hands of Animal Care and Quarantine Officer Roma Hayward in 2012, while the second picture, taken just last month, shows its increase in body size.