Comments on: It keeps coming back http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: David http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4794 David Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:57:22 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4794 I'm curious how old this turtle could possibly be. I wonder if it could actually be 100 years old. It looks ancient and really, really crusty. Others contend that it can't be more than a couple of decades old at the most. In other words, how long do snappers live? Could it really be a dinosaur of sorts? Also, what happens when the pond freezes in the winter? I’m curious how old this turtle could possibly be. I wonder if it could actually be 100 years old. It looks ancient and really, really crusty. Others contend that it can’t be more than a couple of decades old at the most. In other words, how long do snappers live? Could it really be a dinosaur of sorts? Also, what happens when the pond freezes in the winter?

]]> By: ABP http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4812 ABP Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:39:16 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4812 That thing is totally cretaceous. At its size I'd say it's at least a 100 million years old. That thing is totally cretaceous. At its size I’d say it’s at least a 100 million years old.

]]> By: ABP http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4813 ABP Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:41:48 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4813 Although perhaps not as old as <a href="http://www.dausettrails.com/snapturtle.jpg" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. Although perhaps not as old as this one.

]]> By: Will http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4819 Will Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:23:36 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4819 Does it usually hang out in the shallows or does it swim around in the deep water? We've only ever seen it in the shallows, but maybe that's just because we can't see it in the deep water. If I knew that it mostly hung out in the shallows stalking frogs and whatnot, I'd feel a lot happier. Does it usually hang out in the shallows or does it swim around in the deep water? We’ve only ever seen it in the shallows, but maybe that’s just because we can’t see it in the deep water. If I knew that it mostly hung out in the shallows stalking frogs and whatnot, I’d feel a lot happier.

]]> By: Andy http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4821 Andy Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:59:44 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4821 I know they burrow quite deep into the mud. Maybe it's the only true snapper in existence and moves from pond to pond underground. Maybe next year a radio collar is in order. I know they burrow quite deep into the mud. Maybe it’s the only true snapper in existence and moves from pond to pond underground. Maybe next year a radio collar is in order.

]]> By: Will http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4825 Will Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:11:13 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-4825 Or a harpoon. Or a harpoon.

]]> By: Will http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-5100 Will Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:53:08 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/234#comment-5100 More on New York State snapping turtles: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/behind-the-dam-one-fierce-holdout/ More on New York State snapping turtles:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/behind-the-dam-one-fierce-holdout/

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