Rescue Sea Turtle in National Aquarium's Care Receives Acupuncture to Treat Injured Jaw
Photo: Theresa Keil, National Aquarium Bassoon the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is moving a bit easier thanks to an unusual treatment for turtles. According to a release from National Aquarium, the Baltimore facility recently administered acupuncture on Bassoon to help the animal with an injured jaw. The juvenile turtle isone of 29 turtles that rescuers discovered stranded and cold-stunnedin Cape Cope, Massachusetts, last November. The ailing animals ended up in the care of the National Aquarium....