All at once, as if by instinct, the rest of us clustered around him.
—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Why the Turtles Were Vulnerable Northern map turtles spend their winters clustered together in shallow water around one island in the middle of Opinicon Lake — likely a defensive strategy tied to good ice coverage and access to cold, oxygen-rich water.
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