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Turtle Hitches a Ride on Washington Metro Train
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| JUNE 30, 2023
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 07/02/2023 10:40:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A man on a Washington Metro train captured video when he spotted an unusual fellow passenger -- a turtle.
Rithvik Doshi, who was visiting the area from Boston, said he was on the Blue Line Metro train from Arlington to Largo when he spotted the turtle crawling across the floor of the train.
"I just stared with my jaw dropped for a good five seconds and watched while it crawled under another row of seats," Doshi told WUSA-TV.
Doshi captured video of the unusual strap-hanger and posted a screenshot to Reddit.
He then contacted the Metro Transit Police hotline to report his discovery.
"The person on the other side legitimately texted back, 'unattended turtle???' which I don't entirely blame them for because it doesn't happen every day," Doshi said.
The Humane Rescue Alliance responded and transported the turtle to DC City Wildlife.
Doshi said he has seen some unusual things on public transport in Boston, but nothing compares to the commuting turtle.
"I've never encountered anything so far-fetched," Doshi said. "This was just the weirdest thing ever."
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Travel
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To: nickcarraway
That’s great! Glad he thought to contact the right people!
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posted on
07/02/2023 10:45:03 PM PDT
by
quilterdebbie
(We will endeavor to persevere!)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/02/2023 10:51:12 PM PDT
by
Reno89519
(DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
To: nickcarraway
The turtle is no more foreign than Rithvik Doshi.
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posted on
07/02/2023 11:24:46 PM PDT
by
A strike
("The worse, the better."- Lenin (& Schwab & Soros)
To: nickcarraway
The hare he was racing doesn’t stand a chance. It’s still hopping on the freeway.
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posted on
07/02/2023 11:58:43 PM PDT
by
skr
(Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
To: quilterdebbie
Senator Mitch McConnell hitching a ride on a train, in Washington D.C. What’s the big deal, about that? Oh………Never mind.
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posted on
07/03/2023 12:14:43 AM PDT
by
johnthebaptistmoore
(The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
To: nickcarraway
To: johnthebaptistmoore
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posted on
07/03/2023 4:03:00 AM PDT
by
quilterdebbie
(We will endeavor to persevere!)
To: nickcarraway
Took the metro because he wasn’t in any hurry...
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posted on
07/03/2023 4:15:46 AM PDT
by
null and void
(I’m starting to get the feeling that everything will kill covid except the vax.)
To: nickcarraway
Looks like an Eastern Box Turtle.
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posted on
07/03/2023 5:05:43 AM PDT
by
euram
(allALL)
To: A strike; Reno89519
For the record it is not a turtle. The animal depicted is a terrapin
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posted on
07/03/2023 5:09:21 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
To: nickcarraway
So grab it and take it home as a pet.
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posted on
07/03/2023 5:09:47 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Prayers for America.)
To: bert
Does it taste the same as a turtle?
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posted on
07/03/2023 5:22:00 AM PDT
by
Reno89519
(DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
To: nickcarraway
Probably would have gotten to his station faster if he just walked along side the tracks.
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posted on
07/03/2023 5:29:33 AM PDT
by
BobL
(Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
To: Reno89519
“Terrapin” applies specifically to aquatic turtles of the Family Emydidae. The commuting specimen is a Box Turtle. They belong to the genus
Terrapene. They are colloquially know as “terrapins,” though taxonomically they are not. Common names confuse things.
Diamondback Terrapin...the only terrapin native to the US
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posted on
07/03/2023 5:54:33 AM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: bert
>>For the record it is not a turtle. The animal depicted is a terrapin<<
Actually it's a tortoise.
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posted on
07/03/2023 8:40:04 AM PDT
by
Smittie
(Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
To: Smittie
Yes, you are correct.
I’m Having a Biden moment
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posted on
07/03/2023 12:41:49 PM PDT
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
To: Reno89519
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posted on
07/03/2023 3:33:03 PM PDT
by
Tymesup
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