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[gertrudecloset]

@Cakers3Yes.  How awful. 

Thanks for the correction.  I just skimmed the story a bit and didn't realize it was a sanctuary.  I sure do hope these cold snap ends and humans and animals will be safe.

[happycat]

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

Hi @Oznell .

I just read that primates in a zoo in San Antoinio, Texas have died.  They were chimpanzees, lemuires and a few others.  In total 11 of them have frozen to death.

This is sooo sad.  Thanks for sharing the story about the Sea Turtles!  Beautiful creatures!

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Well, that is just terrible. 

[gertrudecloset]

@happycatIt's awful.  It really is. 

[Porcelain]

Happy news alert!

The rescued turtles are being released back into the sea, now that it is safe for them.

"BACK IN THE WATER: Thousands of previously cold-stunned sea turtles are being returned to the Gulf of Mexico after volunteers in Texas rescued them from freezing temperatures amid two historic winter storms."

This is a link to ABC News' tweet about this. It's the only link I could find to a video of the turtles getting to slide off a gentle slide from the boat, back into the sea. Looks like fun!

https://mobile.twitter.com/ABC/status/1364068495584092160