{"id":4602,"date":"2000-12-06T18:23:28","date_gmt":"2000-12-06T23:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2010-03-02T18:31:47","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T23:31:47","slug":"the-smallest-loggerhead-%e2%80%94-6-december-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=4602","title":{"rendered":"The Smallest Loggerhead \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 6 December 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-1-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"12-06-1 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-1-480.jpg\" alt=\"12-06-1 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-1-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-1-480-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Slush Forms along Eastham Shoreline<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">It was just plain freezing this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Sub-zero wind chills.\u00c2\u00a0 Blustery west-northwest gusts at 20+ knots.\u00c2\u00a0 Slushy ice forming along the shore.\u00c2\u00a0 Brrrr!\u00c2\u00a0 Not a particularly hospitable venue for tropical sea turtles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"12-06-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-2.jpg\" alt=\"12-06-2\" width=\"480\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-2-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Tiny 33.3 cm Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Nevertheless, the tiniest loggerhead sea turtle seen in these parts for several seasons was rescued by a Massachusetts Audubon volunteer from Bound Brook beach in north Wellfleet.\u00c2\u00a0 At 33.3 centimeters long, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s smaller than some of the ridleys.\u00c2\u00a0 Her 13-pound mass had been chilled to 35.2\u00c2\u00b0F by bay conditions.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, she was responsive and active and breathing fairly well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"12-06-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-3.jpg\" alt=\"12-06-3\" width=\"480\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/12\/12-06-3-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>30-Pound Loggerhead Rescued at Boat Meadow in Eastham<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Another, more normal size loggerhead was discovered by a volunteer at Boat Meadow beach in Eastham.\u00c2\u00a0 This turtle measured 44.1 centimeters and weighed nearly 30 pounds, yet her internal body temperature had dropped to a mere 32.3 degrees.\u00c2\u00a0 Both loggerheads are being prepared for transport to the New England Aquarium in Boston.\u00c2\u00a0 Two dead ridleys were found in Dennis and Brewster.\u00c2\u00a0 Totals now stand at 36 cold-stunned sea turtles, four of which were loggerheads and the rest were Kemp\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ridleys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slush Forms along Eastham Shoreline It was just plain freezing this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Sub-zero wind chills.\u00c2\u00a0 Blustery west-northwest gusts at 20+ knots.\u00c2\u00a0 Slushy ice forming along the shore.\u00c2\u00a0 Brrrr!\u00c2\u00a0 Not a particularly hospitable venue for tropical sea turtles. 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