BANGKOK — A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after having surgery to remove the coins from its ...

BANGKOK – Tossing coins in a fountain for luck is a popular superstition, but a similar belief brought misery to a sea turtle in Thailand from whom doctors have removed 915 coins. Veterinarians in ...

The hapless reptile underwent a 7-hour operation in Bangkok last week to remove five kilogrammes of coins from her digestive tract. A sea turtle dubbed Piggy Bank for swallowing nearly 1,000 coins ...

A turtle in a conservation center in Thailand underwent surgery to remove an 11-pound metal ball from her stomach after she swallowed 915 coins that had been tossed into her pool. The Associated Press ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai veterinarian says a 25-year-old sea turtle has slipped into a coma two weeks after it had life-saving surgery to remove 915 coins from its stomach. Tourists seeking good fortune ...

BANGKOK, Thailand -- A Thai sea turtle found itself in the soup on Monday, when its expensive taste landed it on a surgeon's table. Veterinarians in Bangkok operated on the female green turtle -- ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Bank the green sea turtle flapped her flippers with vigor in her first swim after a life-saving operation to remove a heavy mass of swallowed coins from her stomach. Veterinarians in ...

BANGKOK - A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after having surgery to remove the coins from its ...