Myrtle Archives - New England Aquarium

couple silhouted against giant ocean tank

Giant Ocean Tank - January 20, 2017

The Big Three

There are three turtles in the Giant Ocean Tank. Can you tell them apart? ...

Aquarium Animals - September 23, 2016

Queen of the Giant Ocean Tank

She’s only our most famous resident, a 550-pound reptile familiar to generations of Aquarium visitors. Without a doubt, Myrtle the green sea turtle is the queen of the Giant Ocean Tank. ...

Aquarium Animals - June 23, 2016

Myrtle Loves Shell Scratches

Did you know our sea turtles get back scratches? Sometimes the divers offer scratches, and sometimes the turtles take measures into their own flippers. ...