Everglades Egg Bandit | America’s National Parks

the rains have not materialized and the
Everglades is drying up clouds rarely
bring rain and in winters like this one
the system can go bone dry while
alligators search for any remaining
water another reptile searches for a
haven on unfamiliar dry land the Florida
softshell turtle spends most of her life
in water but has urgent business on land
she needs to get to a delivery room and
fast she makes it across just in time
and starts to dig her eggs have to be
laid on dry land and her time has come
but this she doesn’t need the attentions
of the worst Midwife in the world
the crows anxious to speed the process
along the turtle knows what the crows
after and she has a decision to make
she has to stop laying her eggs to save
them
it’s too late for the first unfortunate
egg
but the distraction gives her a chance
to head for shelter still carrying
dozens more sometimes the good of the
many outweighs the good of the one