Chonkosaurus,” possibly the most famous inhabitant of the Chicago River, re-appeared earlier this week after a winter of ...

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A couple of locals out enjoying the warm weather and sunshine caught sight of another majestic beast doing the same, a giant snapping turtle. Nicknamed "Chonkasaurus," he was lounging on some ...

A wild turtle, Stumpy has been meeting up with Tom ... He’s not basking on his basking log, and neither is he napping beneath the papaw trees. As we walk back to Tom’s car, disappointed ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, reappeared earlier this week.