Some St. Michael's students had a special visit from Izzy the Diamondback terrapin as fourth grade begins reading “The Edge of the River: A Chesapeake Bay Story”
Fun facts about Izzy:
•you can visit Izzy in the Biology Department at St. Mary’s College.
•She was hatched 3 days after Hurricane Isabel, before a Biology student rescued her egg after finding the nest destroyed.
•Terrapins live anywhere from 25-40 years.