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Provided by the compucert Turtles Delay Flights at JFK after Wandering onto Tarmac
NEW YORK (AP) -- A runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport was shut down briefly Wednesday morning after at least 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled onto the tarmac.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman John Kelly said airport crews gathered up the turtles in about 35 minutes. He identified the turtles as Diamondback terrapins, a species common to Jamaica Bay, which surrounds the airport. The turtles appeared to be about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds each.
More here:
http://www.1010wins.com/Turtles-Wander-onto-Tarmac--Delay-Flights-at-JFK/4763909Here's a pic of one of my diamondback terrapins, Dante!
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2 comments:
Haaaa! This is great! Gives new meaning to flying turtle. Awesome!
It was also pretty neat to read about a formerly "watched" species like the dbt congregating in numbers like that. It's good news for everyone when speices are making a comeback like that!
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