Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 46 minutes ago
Keeper Graham managed to get this fantastic footage of Mabouche, one of our Loggerhead sea turtles enjoying her dinner!
Mabouche is missing her lower jaw as a result of being caught on a long line in the Mediterranean, meaning she could never be released back into the wild as she wouldn’t be able to feed.
Mabouche also has some healed damage to her carapace where she was hit by a boat propeller and as a result, she has some nerve damage and tends not to use her back flippers much So to help her build up strength, the team carry out ‘sea turtle aerobics’ which consists of us offering up resistance so she has to push against us and use her flippers.
We, at The Deep are happy to provide them with their forever home :-)
Keeper Graham managed to get this fantastic footage of Mabouche, one of our Loggerhead sea turtles enjoying her dinner!
Mabouche is missing her lower jaw as a result of being caught on a long line in the Mediterranean, meaning she could never be released back into the wild as she wouldn’t be able to feed.
Mabouche also has some healed damage to her carapace where she was hit by a boat propeller and as a result, she has some nerve damage and tends not to use her back flippers much So to help her build up strength, the team carry out ‘sea turtle aerobics’ which consists of us offering up resistance so she has to push against us and use her flippers.
We, at The Deep are happy to provide them with their forever home :-)
