By Kate Bratskeir,Source:  Huffington Post

Mideast Israel Rescued Turtle

Hofesh (which translates to “freedom” in English), as he is now called, lost his two left flippers after being entangled in a fishing net, which left him unable to lift his head to breathe.
Mideast Israel Rescued Turtle
hanks to the smarts of Shlomi Gez, an Israeli design student, Hofesh can now swim in deeper tanks at the Israel Turtle Rescue Center. Gez modeled the turtle’s new artificial fins on the design of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet.
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Hofesh’s new digs are made out of biological material that grows. Yaniv Levy, the manager at the rescue center, says Hofesh is much calmer and less stressed when his fake limbs are secured. When they’re not, the turtle struggles to lift his head to breathe and panics, but the design helps him to balance and swim at a steady pace.
Mideast Israel Rescued Turtle

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