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Japan Railways Build Turtle Tunnels
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Japan Railways Build Turtle Tunnels

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Japanese railroad companies recently installed a wonderful way to keep turtles safe when they try to cross their train tracks – a turtle tunnel that passes under the tracks.

When crossing tracks, turtles can get crushed by trains or get stuck in track switches, causing delays. These tunnels solve problems for humans and turtles alike! They were developed in a partnership between Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe and the West Japan Railway Company.

More info: sumasui.jp (h/t: rocketnews24, neatorama)

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Ivy
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the Czech Republic we have something similar for frogs. It is in Brno under the road in Žebětín village.

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SylviaChristinePaul
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool. Turtles can crawl out of a tunnel like that no problem. Though the one on its back should have been turned over right away because that's how they can die from collapsing their lungs

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MichelleLabbeBurnore
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a person standing right there (you can see his boot). If the turtle behind the capsized one doesn't flip his friend, I'm sure the guy will. And yes, these were more than likely built for water drainage, but turtles are clever creatures, and likely started using them on their own. Now the engineers are modifying the design to accommodate the turtles.

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iva-kubankova-9 avatar
Ivy
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the Czech Republic we have something similar for frogs. It is in Brno under the road in Žebětín village.

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SylviaChristinePaul
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool. Turtles can crawl out of a tunnel like that no problem. Though the one on its back should have been turned over right away because that's how they can die from collapsing their lungs

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MichelleLabbeBurnore
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a person standing right there (you can see his boot). If the turtle behind the capsized one doesn't flip his friend, I'm sure the guy will. And yes, these were more than likely built for water drainage, but turtles are clever creatures, and likely started using them on their own. Now the engineers are modifying the design to accommodate the turtles.

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