Lately, when we think of threats to our nation’s airports, we think of geese and other birds. After all, geese are what cause the Miracle on the Hudson plane to come down. But animals are no longer just attacking planes in the air, they have taken their battle to the runways, too.
Turtles, terrapins to be exact, attacked John F. Kennedy Airport, named after famed New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, by scrambling around on the end of the runway. The turtles held up take-offs for well over several minutes before they were shooed away.
Nice try, turtles. Come back when you’re ninjas.