Gigi the sea turtle returns to San Diego Bay after rehab at SeaWorld
SeaWorld on Friday released a green sea turtle named Gigi in San Diego Bay.
The release took place a year after marine biologists found her floating on the surface of the bay. Gigi is missing her front left flipper, but Jeni Smith, with SeaWorld rescue, said the real problem was that she was unable to dive.
“She was very buoyant and sea turtles need to dive to find their food source," Smith said. "So we took her in for x-rays. We took her in for a ct scan at the San Diego zoo. And we just found out that she was just gassy.”
The gas trapped in her intestinal tract was making her float and it had to be worked out over time.
San Diego Bay is home to about 60 green sea turtles.
The release took place a year after marine biologists found her floating on the surface of the bay. Gigi is missing her front left flipper, but Jeni Smith, with SeaWorld rescue, said the real problem was that she was unable to dive.
“She was very buoyant and sea turtles need to dive to find their food source," Smith said. "So we took her in for x-rays. We took her in for a ct scan at the San Diego zoo. And we just found out that she was just gassy.”
The gas trapped in her intestinal tract was making her float and it had to be worked out over time.
San Diego Bay is home to about 60 green sea turtles.
