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Move over geese, according to the NYC Aviation website, JFK airport was overcome with turtles today, 78 diamondback terrapin turtles, each weighing 2-3 pounds, to be exact.
The site notes that perhaps they were "washed out of their swampy airport-side homes by the rain." Whatever reason, runway 4L/22R was forced to close, causing delays—but around 1 p.m., "Port Authority wildlife staff have moved the turtles to a safe location, though there could be residual delays as the shift from runway 4 to runway 31 operations created quite a bottleneck."
The little green visitors aren't that surprising, as the airport is surrounded by swamps, creeks, bays and undeveloped land, which the site says also houses rabbits, snakes, feral cats, "and the occasional runaway show dog" (what?! Oh, yeah.). Oh, and you know, Canada geese.
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GAMERA!!!!
Worst. Photoshop. Ever.
They're looking for April O'Neil!
Damn you! I clicked on this story specifically to make a TMNT comment, but you beat me to it.
Close off the runway! We're being shelled!
Imagine the planes running over and cracking those shells? Turtle soup on flight 2452!
Do you stand for what you believe in?
And find the strength to do what's right?
That's TURTLE POWER!
The ridculously amatuer photoshop jobs always make me laugh. Keep 'em coming guys!
turtle time!
Ever hear the one about the turtle and the O'Hare?
Ok, I'll pull the trigger now.
FTW
Yeah, diamondbacks are swamp turtles. Maybe they shouldn't have built an airport in the swamp!
Oh, and that photo sucks!
I love how thats a picture of a LGA runway
You are good.
A little boric acid will teach those fuckers to stay in the water.
A little boric acid will teach those fuckers to stay in the water.
Where's felix? I thought for sure by now he would have demanded the shutdown of the airport so as to allow the turtles reoccupy their natural habitat.
Well I'm here demanding the shutdown of the animal world so I can get to Orly on time.
Wow, something that actually moves slower than Continental Airlines employees.....!
Wow, something that actually moves slower than Continental Airlines employees.....!
I am pretty sure that those are flying red eared sliders, not flying diamondbacks.