article_snippet: (CNN)Marine biologists at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that washed up Saturday on a nearby beach.
article_snippet: The episode marks the first rescue of a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina and is believed to be only the fifth live rescue of this species in the United States, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
article_snippet: a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina was found stranded on the Yawkey-South Island Preserve, a wildlife refuge near Georgetown, South Carolina.
article_snippet: Rescuers named a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina Yawkey.
article_snippet: Because a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina is believed to be a juvenile -- rescuers say a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina's probably less than 10 years old -- and has not reached sexual maturity, biologists can't yet determine a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina sex.
article_snippet: Staffers with the South Carolina Aquarium's sea turtle rescue program gave the aquarium's sea turtle rescue program antibiotics, vitamins and some time to recover at Staffers with the aquarium's sea turtle rescue program facilities.
article_snippet: Aquarium officials said a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina was more energetic Tuesday than when a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina was first admitted.
article_snippet: Even so, leatherback turtles historically don't do well in captivity.
article_snippet: For that reason, aquarium staffers are working with the state's Department of Natural Resources to determine the best place and time to release a leatherback sea turtle in South Carolina back into the ocean -- most likely within the next few days.
article_snippet: Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth and can grow up to 2,000 pounds.
article_snippet: Leatherbacks are found throughout the world's oceans and have been spotted as far north as Norway and as far south as South America.
highlights_snippet: Staffers at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle .
  
highlights_snippet: a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle washed up Saturday on a nearby beach and may be returned to the South Carolina Aquarium soon .