The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is excited to share that one of our long‑standing non-releasable sea turtles, Phantom, has been successfully transferred to the Kansas City Zoo. Phantom, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, now calls the Sobela Ocean Aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo home. 🐢 There, Phantom joins green sea turtle Tortellini—another non-releasable resident. Tortellini uses an adaptive buoyancy device to help manage floating challenges caused by a shell injury from a likely boat strike.
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are the smallest sea turtle species and are classified as critically endangered. You can follow Phantom’s continued success at the Sobela Ocean Aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo!
The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is excited to share that one of our long‑standing non-releasable sea turtles, Phantom, has been successfully transferred to the Kansas City Zoo. Phantom, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, now calls the Sobela Ocean Aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo home. 🐢... See More
The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is excited to share that one of our long‑standing non-releasable sea turtles, Phantom, has been... See More
