A determined turtle crawled up a flight of stairs and trudged toward Central Park's ice skating rink in an apparent urge to lay eggs near the rink, park officials said. The 20-pound snapping turtle turned up near the Wollman Rink three times on Friday, according to park officials. The animal's first foray was at about 7:30 a.m., said Douglas Blonsky, the president of the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit group that manages the park.
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