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Cold-stunned 350-pound loggerhead turtle washes up on Cape Cod

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A 350-pound loggerhead turtle washed ashore on Cape Cod over the weekend, according to a statement from the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

The turtle washed up on the beaches of Truro on Friday.The titanic weight just tops a 330-pound adult female found two years ago in Wellfleet – nicknamed “Munchkin” by the team that cared for her, according to USA Today.  “It’s pretty rare for an adult sea turtle to strand in the fall,” Karen Dourdeville, coordinator for Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, said in a statement. “The vast majority of turtles that become cold-stunned here are juvenile sea turtles or sub-adults.”  Sea turtle strandings have become an annual event on Cape Cod, occurring when the turtles are unable to navigate away before the.

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