<div>With their spiny backs and powerful jaws, alligator snapping turtles appear menacing. But these prehistoric-looking reptiles have been dwindling in number in the Midwest for decades.  
 
With the help of an Illinois biology teacher and a network of classroom foster parents, the alligator snapping turtle is being reintroduced into the food chain of Midwestern waterways.  
 
<a href="https://otter.ai/u/UEQmVGLYu5hCN15ykdQVaqp5gPU">View the transcript here.</a> 
 

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With their spiny backs and powerful jaws, alligator snapping turtles appear menacing. But these prehistoric-looking reptiles have been dwindling in number in the Midwest for decades. With the help of an Illinois biology teacher and a network of classroom foster parents, the alligator snapping turtle is being reintroduced into the food chain of Midwestern waterways. View the transcript here.

With their spiny backs and powerful jaws, alligator snapping turtles appear menacing. But these prehistoric-looking reptiles have been dwindling in number in the Midwest for decades.&nbsp; 
 
With the help of an Illinois biology teacher and a network of classroom foster parents, the alligator snapping turtle is being reintroduced into the food chain of Midwestern waterways.&nbsp; 
 
<a href="https://otter.ai/u/UEQmVGLYu5hCN15ykdQVaqp5gPU" rel="noopener noreferrer">View the transcript here.</a>

S1 Ep21: The resurrection of the alligator snapping turtle

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