Flights were briefly held up at New York’s JFK Airport at the weekend due to a walkabout by dozens of turtles.
About 40 diamondback terrapins escape their habitat at nearby Jamaica Bay and crawled on to the tarmac.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokeswoman Cheryl Albiez said: "There were planes briefly stuck in queue. It is turtle season here, but it was a little unusual to get the turtles at this time."
Jamaica Bay is a wildlife refuge and has a large turtle population.
It is not the first time the airport’s wildlife experts have been called into action to clear the airport.
NBC News reports nearly 500 turtles were captured last year after venturing too close to the airport.
The turtles’ annual migration takes place from June to mid-July.
