Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Three weeks ago, Charlotte Piho captured video of a sea turtle blowing bubbles out of its mouth off Rarotonga, Cook Islands, where she oversees turtle tours. The video taken on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the name may sound silly, bubble butt syndrome (or positive buoyancy syndrome) comes with some serious injuries to a ...

MARATHON, Fla. — Bubble Butt, a beloved and resilient green sea turtle that survived after being struck by a boat in 1989, died April 23 at a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys. He was believed to be ...

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Charlotte, a male green sea turtle, wears a 3D-printed harness to help him overcome "bubble butt syndrome" — a condition caused by a boat strike. Charlotte lives at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.