Rare Hybrid Sea Turtle Earl Grey Released Into the Atlantic Ocean

Rare hybrid sea turtle Earl Grey released into the Atlantic Ocean

Rare hybrid sea turtle, Earl Grey, part Kemp’s ridley and loggerhead, was rescued, rehabilitated, tagged, and released.

Rare Hybrid Sea Turtle Released Back Into The Ocean After Rescue

Jekyll Island Authority A unique turtle is officially getting a second chance at life in the big blue. Last month we reported on a special resident at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia: a first-generation hybrid sea turtle, the child of a Loggerhead sea turtle father (Caretta caretta) and a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) mother. Nicknamed Earl Grey, the reptile-turned-celebrity has returned to the wild……Cont…