Terrapins Terrorize London

Remember those cute little turtles we all had as kids? Well, here's what happens when they grow up.

BBC Reports:

A batch of badly-behaved terrapins which have been terrorising ducks are being rounded up in north London.

A group of children were alarmed to see the reptiles attacking ducklings in Sheepwash Pond, Mill Hill.
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Known as a feral and invasive species, they are bought as pets but dumped as they can grow to be up to a foot long.

In Mill Hill, 11 have been caught so far, said Tim Webb, from the London Wildlife Trust.

There were children very upset at seeing these ducklings being eaten in front of them," he said.
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Mr Webb added: "You can buy them as babies when they are tiny - the size of a 50p piece but they can get quite large and give a nasty bite."

Now hundreds are on the loose in London and potentially thousands in ponds across the UK, eating ducklings, duck eggs, fish, slugs and snails.

And how do Brits deal with troublesome invasive nuisances? They deport them.

London Wildlife Trust volunteers are now baiting the red-eared terrapins with chicken legs in an attempt to remove them to a sanctuary in Tuscany.
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Four years ago another group was rounded up in Highgate after attacking ducklings in Waterlow Park, and was also "deported" to Italy.

Sorta like the way they handle radical Muslims.

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