What some call a 'mysterious' creature has emerged in Lincoln Park’s North Pond. It's even drawing visitors who are curious about claims that it could be an alligator.
What some call a "mysterious" creature has emerged in Lincoln Park ’s North Pond. It's even drawing visitors who are curious about claims that it could be an alligator.However, on Friday, Chicago Animal Care & Control cracked the case.While wishful thinking may have led some to believe the city would be getting a sequel to "Chance the Snapper," officials said this is simply a "surfing turtle.
"It was actually, for lack of a better term, it was a turtle surfing in water," said Tejeda. "It was a big turtle that was on the end of a log, and he was kind of clamped onto part of the log and with his front paws, he was swimming around, and he was diving and rising out of the water.
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