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Israeli team designs prosthetic fin to save turtle

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Published May 17, 2014 8:31pm ET
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Israeli team designs prosthetic fin to save turtle
In this photo taken Thursday, May 15, 2014, the green sea turtle, named "Hofesh," the Hebrew word for "freedom," is fitted with a prosthetic fin at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Michmoret, Israel. The badly injured sea turtle's prospects are looking up - thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modeled after the wings of a U.S. fighter jet. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) | Ariel Schalit

MICHMORET, Israel (AP) — A badly injured sea turtle’s prospects are looking up — thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modeled after the wings of a U.S. fighter jet.

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