Sunday, August 03, 2008
Number Seventy-Two
I read about this little turtle caper at Rude Cactus’ blog site.
A radio equipped turtle (number 72) about the size of a raisin wandered within a small marijuana field in Rock Creek Park that appeared to be actively tended, Police said.
She is an Eastern box turtle, one of 135 counted by researchers in the park in recent years, and one of three puttering in the woods with tiny radio transmitters affixed to their shells so scientists can study their movements.
Turtle No. 72, six inches long, roams an area of about 50 acres near the District-Maryland border, meandering no faster than a few hundred feet per hour on her three-inch legs.
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