Endangered Sea Turtle Is Swimming Again After Researchers Create Prosthetic Flipper

She's swimming much better and she's learning to use the two flippers to turn. You can see the difference, said Nantarika Chansue, a veterinarian who took part in the development of Goody's prosthetic flipper. Over the past year, Thai environment authorities and researchers at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok have been working to develop prostheses for injured sea turtles, following similar projects in Japan and the United States.