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Olive Ridley turtle, Pemba finds her way

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The Olive Ridley turtle released off the KZN coast has to date travelled at least 400km following its release. Quarantine aquarist, Malini Pather says
Pather says these movements show that the reptile, could possibly belong to the population found west of the continent, along the Atlantic Ocean.
15 Mar 2018 7AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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