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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBlanding's turtle, endangered in many areas, has found a happy home in Sand Hills
I had a reply about beetles today. I got an email that somebody missed my nature posts.
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By Blake Ursch / World-Herald staff writer Jul 30, 2017 Updated 4 hrs ago
VALENTINE, Neb. The young turtle smiled, though he was, perhaps, having a rough day.
Maybe he thought he was being harassed by a strange two-legged giant, who raised a big finger to count the five or six growth rings on the turtles underbelly. The giant pointed to the turtles bright yellow throat and mouth, always curled upward in a permanent grin.
It was likely an experience the turtle wasnt used to. So when the giant gently placed him on the ground, no one could blame the turtle for attempting a daring and surprisingly speedy escape.
This was a Blandings turtle, explained the giant, Dennis Ferraro, a conservation biologist and herpetologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. And though this particular specimen didnt seem to be enjoying himself at the moment, life in the Sand Hills is, for the species, pretty darn good.
FULL story, more photos, & video here: http://www.omaha.com/living/blanding-s-turtle-endangered-in-many-areas-has-found-a/article_357008ca-af32-5464-9b29-bb250b2b5f42.html
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Blanding's turtle, endangered in many areas, has found a happy home in Sand Hills (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2017
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NRaleighLiberal
(59,922 posts)1. thought this was going to be a McConnell thread!
Rhiannon12866
(202,179 posts)2. So did I! LOL But I'm grateful it wasn't!
I consider that to be an insult to turtles everywhere!
Rhiannon12866
(202,179 posts)3. K&R! Thanks for posting this...
I love the turtles. In fact I think I even voted on the choice for official state turtle...
teezy
(269 posts)4. I rescued a few of these guys from the highway this year.
They look like little helmets moving across the pavement