I ran across two interesting animals today.<\/p>\n
This morning, while biking to work, I came across a giant snapping turtle who was in the process of crossing Airport Boulevard.
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\nI considered helping it across the road so it wouldn’t get hit, but because it was a large turtle, finger-amputating size, and because I remembered all the stories my uncles would tell about how snapping turtles could reach around and bite you even if you were holding it by the back of the shell, I thought I would let it fend for itself. I can’t imagine its journey went well. It was heading in the exact opposite direction of water.<\/p>\n
Then, while on break from work, I spotted a parakeet in the parking lot. It was a tiny little thing, wading through a chest-deep puddle. It couldn’t fly, and was way too small to amputate my fingers, so I caught it and put it in a box.
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\nEither it was too injured to resist, or it was very tame, because it would perch on my finger and let me pet its belly with my thumb.
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\nNobody responded to the craigslist ad for a lost parakeet. I thought about keeping it, but it’s already found a home.<\/p>\n
Maybe with proper training, the snapping turtle would perch on my finger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I ran across two interesting animals today. This morning, while biking to work, I came across a giant snapping turtle who was in the process of crossing Airport Boulevard. I considered helping it across the road so it wouldn’t get … Continue reading