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Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Name That Turtle! (By Jan. 30)

The Adventure Aquarium is holding a naming contest for its 3-month-old loggerhead sea turtle. The best entry nets an annual pass or a behind-the-scenes tour for two.

Big fan of turtles? Got a knack for nicknames that stick? Then we've got a deal for you. The Adventure Aquarium recently welcomed a 3-month-old loggerhead sea turtle hatchling from North Carolina that it will rehabilitate for the next year. Until it's strong enough to be tagged and released, that little fella's going to need a name, and the aquarium is holding a contest to determine what it should be. The best entry will win the choice of an Adventure Aquarium Annual Pass or a Sea Turtle Adventure for two, and a Turtles: Journey of Survival prize pack, which includes a turtle plush, T-shirt and more. Nine runners-up will receive two tickets to the exhibit, which runs through March 24. To enter the contest, click here. Entries will only be …

Saturday, December 22, 2012

How Ozzy the Sea Turtle Came to Camden

The newest member of the Adventure Aquarium was saved from certain death in the wild to become an ambassador for marine life worldwide.

The following press release was submitted to Patch by the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ.  Meet Ozzy, an undeniably adorable rehabilitated Loggerhead Sea turtle yearling (toddler) who permanently joined the Adventure Aquarium animal collection this week! Ozzy is the first of what will be an extensive collection of turtles featured this winter during Adventure Aquarium’s newest exhibit, Turtles: Journey of Survival, opening to the public on Jan. 14, 2014. The new, limited-time exhibit will showcase an extensive array of land and aquatic turtle and tortoise species from all over the world, ranging from turtles no larger than a postage stamp to a sea turtle that weighs as much as a motorcycle!   Unlike many of the new turtle species, which …

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