Veterinarians remove nearly 1K coins from sea turtle’s stomach in Thailand

Mar 10, 2017

Veterinarians remove nearly 1K coins from sea turtle’s stomach in Thailand

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Bangkok, sea turtle, Thailand

Veterinarians at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand operated on 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” to remove 915 coins, weighing 11 pounds, from her stomach. Bank swallowed the coins after misguided human passers-by tossed them into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand.

: In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, the female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” swims in a pool at Sea Turtle Conservation Center n Chonburi Province, Thailand. Veterinarians operated Monday, March 6, 2017, on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical aquatic animal research center Nantarika Chansue, left, injects saline solution as part of rehabilitation treatment for 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operated on Bank Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Coins removed from the female green turtle nicknamed “Bank” are seen after her surgery at Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 6, 2017. Veterinarians operated Monday on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: The female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” is carried in a cart after her surgery at Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 6, 2017. Veterinarians operated Monday on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, people watch the female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” swim in a pool at Sea Turtle Conservation Center n Chonburi Province, Thailand. Veterinarians operated Monday, March 6, 2017, on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, young visitors watch the female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” swim in a pool at Sea Turtle Conservation Center n Chonburi Province, Thailand. Veterinarians operated Monday, March 6, 2017, on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: The female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” is carried after her surgery at Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 6, 2017. Veterinarians operated Monday on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Veterinarian Passakorn Brikshavana examines he female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” in a cart after her surgery at Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 6, 2017. Veterinarians operated Monday on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: In this photo released by Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty, veterinarians prepare to operate the female green green turtle nicknamed “Bank” at the veterinary faculty in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 6, 2017. Veterinarians operated on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty via AP)

: Coins removed from the female green turtle nicknamed “Bank” are counted after her surgery at Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary faculty in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 6, 2017. Veterinarians operated Monday on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” receives rehabilitation treatment at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operated on Bank Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, CT scans of the female green turtle nicknamed “Bank” is displayed as visitors watch her swimming in a pool at Sea Turtle Conservation Center in Chonburi Province, Thailand. Veterinarians operated Monday, March 6, 2017, on “Bank,” removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical aquatic animal research center Nantarika Chansue injects a saline solution as part of a rehabilitation treatment for the 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operated on Bank Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coins into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical aquatic animal research center Nantarika Chansue watch 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” swim in pond as part of rehabilitation treatment in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarian operate on Bank on Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical Nantarika Chansue, right, clean the surgical scar on the 25 year-old green sea turtle “Bank” at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarian operate on Bank on Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” prepare clean surgical scar at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operated on Bank Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical aquatic animal research center Nantarika Chansue injects saline solution as part of the rehabilitation treatment for 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operate on Bank on Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical aquatic animal research center Nantarika Chansue treats 25-year-old green sea turtle named “Bank” in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operated on Bank Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

: Head of Chulalongkorn University’s veterinary medical aquatic animal research center Nantarika Chansue helps to rehabilitate 25-year-old green sea turtle “Bank” in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2017. Veterinarians operated on Bank Monday to remove 915 coins weighing 5 kilograms (11 pounds) from her stomach, which she swallowed after misguided human passers-by tossed coin into her pool for good luck in eastern Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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