A green sea turtle believed to be up to 95 years old has been given a clean bill of health at Boston's New England Aquarium. Despite being in the upper levels of her life expectancy, Myrtle shows no signs of slowing down. Turtles and tortoises are known for their longevity, with some species living up to 200 years.
A green sea turtle believed to be up to 95 years young was given a clean bill of health this week. Myrtle the ancient green sea turtle has been at Boston’s New England Aquarium for more than 50 years and shows no signs of slowing down, despite being in the upper levels of her life expectancy. Turtles and tortoises are well known for their longevity. Depending on the species, they can live anywhere from 25 to 200 years.
Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Myrtle still has a ways to go to live up to the standards set by Jonathan and Tu’i Malila, so physical exams like this one can help veterinarians keep her healthy. To perform this semi-annual reptilian check-up, veterinarians first had to get Myrtle into an underwater crate and hoist all 500-plus pounds of her from her home in the aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank.
William B. Plowman/Getty Images. Since first arriving from an aquarium in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1970, Myrtle has been visited by roughly 50 million patrons. According to the New England Aquarium, she has gotten quite used to humans in that time and enjoyed having her schell scratched and eats up to six and a half pounds of food per day. She currently shares her space with tankmates Carolina and Retreat. These loggerhead sea turtles are about half her age and size.
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