Go, Maisy. Go!

Staff from The Turtle Hospital carry Maisy to a Florida Keys beach. (AP)
Maisy crawls to the Atlantic Ocean. She is a rare hawksbill-green sea turtle. (AP)
Maisy has a satellite transmitter on her shell. It will keep track of how far she swims. (AP)
Sea turtles swim to find food. They return to the same spot each year to lay eggs. (AP)
You can track the Maisy’s race online. The turtle that swims the farthest wins. (AP)

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Maisy is a sea turtle. There is a tracker on her back. She swam past Florida.

How far did she go? Where did she end up?

READ MORE: People want to learn more about sea turtles. They put trackers on different kinds. They set the turtles free in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. The turtles swam to feeding grounds where other turtles like them live. Where were those feeding places? Which turtle swam the farthest? The fastest? Did Maisy win? You can find out here: https://tourdeturtles.org/turtlebiography/?id=263
People care for animals because God gave us that job. Genesis 1:24 tells us, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over (take care of) the fish of the sea.’”