flipper

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This one, a 200-plus-pounder named Meatloaf, similarly suffered a flipper injury.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“The entangled line severely damaged a front flipper, cutting off blood supply,” Dr. Lance Adams, the aquarium’s director of veterinary services, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific can now get an up-close look at Meatloaf, a rescued green sea turtle undergoing rehabilitation after a serious flipper injury, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Under a blazing sun, the green sea turtle thwapped the surface of the San Gabriel River with her sole front flipper as aquarium staffers gripped her shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Her one hand was limp, like a flipper.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson