Yoshi the turtle breaks tracking record 

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Ever since Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, released Yoshi the loggerhead sea turtle into the water about two years ago, she’s swam almost 22,000 miles. The aquarium says she’s broken records around the world — traveling the longest-ever recorded journey of a tracked animal.  

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