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A sea turtle was found floating with a shattered shell in the waters off Sta. Ana Cagayan , according to the "Kuya Kim, Ano na?" report on 24 Oras Thursday.Fisherman Jerald Ignacio saw the floating sea turtle while he was fishing.“Hindi po sya umaalis sa kanyang pwesto ,” Ignacio said.But when Ignacio approached it, he noticed that it was dead.“Marahil ito ay two to three days na pong nakalutang sa dagat,” Ignacio said.
According to marine biologists, the turtle spotted by Ignacio may be a Green Sea Turtle.“Isa ‘to sa pinaka common na pawikan sa Pilipinas. Nagfi-flake off na ‘yung mga scales or scutes niya dun sa kanyang carapace. Bloated na rin ‘yung animal. Nagde-decompose na yung laman loob niya. Patay na siya for quite some time. ‘Yung cause nito hindi natin madedetermine talaga unless mag conduct kayo ng necropsy,” marine biologist AA Yaptinchay said.
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