Named Charlotte, the animal was hit by a boat years ago, causing him to develop an affliction that traps air bubbles at the ...

"Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help.

Charlotte, a green sea turtle, was hit by a boat back in 2008. This left it with an affliction colloquially referred to as ...

That throws the animals' buoyancy off-kilter when they swim, leading to "positive buoyancy syndrome," a condition known more colorfully as "bubble butt syndrome." Bubble butt can leave turtles ...

The harness was made to help the male turtle named Charlotte, who resides at Mystic Aquarium, deal with positive buoyancy ...

Bubble butt syndrome, or positive buoyancy syndrome, is typically caused by trauma, often from boat collisions. For Charlotte, it has been a persistent issue for years. Mystic Aquarium’s team of ...

Charlotte the sea turtle was injured in a boat accident out in the wild. Charlotte, a green sea turtle at Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium, wears a custom 3D-printed prosthetic harness on his backside.

Unfortunately marine animals often run into issues with boats, which either cause fatalities or have serious, often long-term ...

That throws the animals' buoyancy off-kilter when they swim, leading to "positive buoyancy syndrome," a condition known more colorfully as "bubble butt syndrome." Bubble butt can leave turtles ...