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JUNO BEACH, Fla. — <\/span>Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle<\/a> that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a satellite tracker to see how she fares with only three flippers.<\/p>\n The air on the beach was chilly, with temperatures in the 40s Fahrenheit (roughly 4 to 9 degrees Celsius ). But the Atlantic Ocean has hovered around a comfortable 77 F (25 C), said Heather Barron, chief science officer and a veterinarian at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. <\/p>\n To acclimate the turtle for reentry, the facility kept her tank\u2019s water temperature at around 80 F (27 C), Barron said. Beachgoers snapped photos as the turtle crawled down the sand, the satellite tracker\u2019s long antenna waving in the air, before she disappeared into the waves.<\/p>\n The turtle was named Pyari, a Hindi term of endearment meaning \u201clovely\u201d or \u201cbeloved.\u201d She arrived at the center in November from the nearby Inwater Research Group. <\/p>\n Some kind of predator had tried to make a meal of her, the marine center said in a statement, leaving Pyari with extensive injuries to her neck, shell and both front flippers. That led to the amputation of most of her left forelimb.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,\u201d Barron said. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s particularly gratifying when you can track them on satellite, and see exactly where they\u2019re going and what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n While those satellite tags are expensive, about $10,000 each, Barron said it’s important to gather data on these three-legged turtles because scientists know very little about how well they do after rehabilitation.<\/p>\n In addition to Pyari, the center is tracking two other amputees, she said. “Every little bit of information helps us to understand the behavior and the success of these animals.\u201d <\/p>\n Follow the journey<\/a> of Pyari and the other turtles on the center’s website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n