Meet Chonkosaurus, the viral Chicago River snapping turtle. A massive snapping turtle sunbathing on a pile of rusty chains in the Chicago River has won hearts on the internet after a viral video of the giant reptile was posted to Twitter last week. Chicago native, Joey Santore, was kayaking along the river with his friend when he spotted the giant turtle, which he nicknamed Chonkosaurus. “Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up
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Meet Chonkosaurus, the viral Chicago River snapping turtle. A massive snapping turtle sunbathing on a pile of rusty chains in the Chicago River has won hearts on the internet after a viral video of the giant reptile was posted to Twitter last week. Chicago native, Joey Santore, was kayaking along the river with his friend when he spotted the giant turtle, which he nicknamed Chonkosaurus. “Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up
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Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus." Read more about Chonkosaurus here: bit.ly/3MjuTOn | WAND News
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Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus." Read more about Chonkosaurus here: bit.ly/3MjuTOn | WAND News
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