Diamondback terrapins at home in brackish water

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 01, 2011

~~<p>While I was reading a newspaper in a mainland airport several weeks ago, a two-sentence news story caught my eye. Flights had been delayed at JFK the previous day, the report said, because turtles were crossing a runway in search of a sandy beach to lay eggs.</p>
<p>Since I was pretty sure that JFK does not host sea turtles, and I didn't know any other turtles that lay eggs on sand beaches, I thought the reporter got it wrong. But it was I who was wrong.</p>
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While I was reading a newspaper in a mainland airport several weeks ago, a two-sentence news story caught my eye. Flights had been delayed at JFK the previous day, the report said, because turtles were crossing a runway in search of a sandy beach to lay eggs.

Since I was pretty sure that JFK does not host sea turtles, and I didn't know any other turtles that lay eggs on sand beaches, I thought the reporter got it wrong. But it was I who was wrong. Login for more...