They don’t call her Bank for nothing.
This is Bank, a 25-year-old endangered green sea turtle who for years lived a quiet agony in her pool in Thailand, consuming hundreds of coins tossed at her by those seeking good fortune.
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Many Thais believe that throwing coins on turtles will bring longevity. However, for Bank, the coins in her pool in the eastern town of Sri Racha only brought misery.
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The coins had accumulated in Bank's stomach, forming a ball that weighed 11 pounds. The weight eventually cracked the turtle's ventral shell, causing a life-threatening infection.
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Members of the Thai navy brought Bank to the clinic in February after finding her in distress in her pond, the Associated Press reported.
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via Buzzfeed/Animals