Myrtle has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years.
A green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years has passed her latest physical checkup.
Myrtle is thought to be up to 95 years old, which would place her just beyond the upper boundaries of the species’ longevity. But the big turtle is “in robust condition” despite her advance age, said Mike O’Neill, manager of the ocean tank.“She is iconic,” he said. “One of the really special things we see is parents with their kids who say, ‘This is Myrtle, she has been here since when I was a kid’. She has this multigenerational impact which is really special.
First, divers shepherd Myrtle into the underwater crate. Next, a team of vets and aquarists work together to draw blood from Myrtle, check her flippers for range of motion and make sure her eyes, mouth and nose are in working order. Myrtle has been visited by some 50 million people over the decades and has become used to humans in that time. The aquarium’s website boasts that Myrtle, who arrived from another aquarium in 1970, “loves having her shell scratched”.
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