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Texas State Aquarium releases 270 rehabilitated green sea turtles into Gulf of Mexico

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297 cold-stunned green sea turtles were brought into the Port of Corpus Christi Center for Wildlife Rescue between Friday and Sunday .

On Tuesday , the aquarium gathered about 270 of the reptiles and sent them to Padre Balli Park to be released back into the Gulf of Mexico .

As cold-blooded animals, sea turtles rely on environmental warmth to regulate their body temperature.