Diamondback Turtles Delay Flights at JFK Airport

A female Diamondback turtle seeking a safe place to lay eggs

​40 turtles meandering across JFK Airport runway delay flights
Updated on July 8, 2017 at 5:19 PM  Posted on July 8, 2017 at 5:18 PM
BY MARISA IATI 
miati@njadvancemedia.com,
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

QUEENS -- Dozens of turtles took their sweet time crossing the runway at JFK Airport Friday afternoon, briefly delaying flights, reports say.
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The 40 or so diamondback terrapins meandered out of Jamaica Bay and onto the airport's runway at about 4:45 p.m., NBC4 New York reported.

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