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<\/p>\nHope, a beloved albino pinkbelly sideneck turtle who was born with an\u00a0exposed heart, has died.<\/p>\n
The turtle quickly became an online sensation after her owner, Michael Aquilina,\u00a0began sharing her story online in November 2018. Nearly six years later, Aquilina, who goes by\u00a0AquaMike on Instagram, had the devastating task of announcing her death to his 394,000 followers.<\/p>\n
“I love you Hope. I will miss you forever. I feel broken without you. Thank you for making my life worth living. I wouldn\u2019t still be here if you never came into my life. Because of you a lot of people have hope, you\u2019ve brought joy and positivity and strength to so many,” Aquilina wrote in an\u00a0Instagram tribute\u00a0to Hope, who died on Sunday, Aug. 11.
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When a turtle named Hope was born with an exposed heart, no one expected her to make it \u2014 but for years, she lived up to her name by defying all the odds and inspiring people around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sadly, this precious turtle has now passed away \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\udc94 Read Hope\u2019s story and the heartwarming tribute from her owner:<\/strong><\/p>\n Hope, an albino Pinkbelly Sideneck turtle, was born in 2018 with an extremely rare condition in which her heart was on the outside of her shell. The anomaly is so rare that there isn\u2019t even a name for it when it occurs in animals.<\/p>\n
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