August 24,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , when Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Brandon Donnelly was assigned to protect a seemingly stranded turtle at the Bergen County Wild Duck Pond Park on Sunday afternoon,https://theridgewoodblog.net/ridgewood-police-rescue-stranded-turtle/, many readers commented that it must have been a slow news day .
However a reader adds , “In case no one noticed, that turtle is not a cute harmless species. Our Police Officer was doing his job protecting the public from a dangerous animal. That creature can take a mean bite out of people. That is why it is called a snapping turtle. Would you have wanted your innocent child losing a finger or worse when he/she went over to “pet the cute turtle”?”
The common snapping turtle is noted for its combative disposition when out of the water with its powerful beak-like jaws, and highly mobile head and neck (hence the specific name serpentina, meaning “snake-like”).
While much new research out there seems an attempt to dispel the myth of a highly aggressive predator , experiences in Saddle River in my childhood would suggest this is one animal like a shark or alligator that one should give a wide birth and not encourage . The dinosaur-ish looks , sharp beak and unpredictable nature make them wholly inadequate as house pets
Just remember this: A kiss is just a kiss, song lyric. Just remember this: Human Sapiens are the only animals that are not necessary for the ecology of the planet earth.
And now humans want to to harvest the moon for metals and stone. Oh God, if there is any, let not the universe be destroyed, by mankind.
Makes great soup.
I love turtle soup, two slices of Irish soda bread
“Just remember this: A kiss is just a kiss, song lyric. Just remember this: Human Sapiens are the only animals that are not necessary for the ecology of the planet earth.
And now humans want to to harvest the moon for metals and stone. Oh God, if there is any, let not the universe be destroyed, by mankind.
1. What are Human Sapiens?
2. If you truly believe that humans are not part of the ecology of the planet earth, then you need to check the academic credentials of your sources and/or your own analytic capabilities.
3. Just remember this when doing your research: Garbage In; Garbage Out
BTW, are you a product of the RW school system?
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