Pregnant Turtles Delay Air Traffic in New York

[NYCA News]

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Pregnant Turtles Delay Air Traffic in New York (http://nycaviation.com/2011/06/pregnant-turtles-delay-air-traffic-in-new-york/)

Pregnant turtles native to Jamaica Bay have once again emerged to nest on land, marching onto one of the runways at JFK International Airport and causing what one Twitter user called, "[the] cutest delay ever!"
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[moose135]

Caution wake turbulence behind departing turtle...

[hiss srq]

JFK has a turtle head problem.

[wunaladreamin]

JFK has a turtle head problem.
I had that same problem too. Took no more than a little fiber to clear things up.

[Speedbird1]

Some news reports said the turtles were crossing Rwy 13R/31L but it looked like it was Rwy 4L/22R since that runway juts out the farthest into the marshes. Controllers wisely switched operations to the 31's.