Turtle on wheels

NICK EICHER, HOST: A homeschool group in Southaven, Mississippi, recently gave a Gulf Coast box turtle a new lease on life. The 20-year old turtle was hit by a car and lost its two back legs...earning him the nickname: Lt. Dan...

Now this is where the kids come in...they all belong to a Lego League Challenge team. Last week the group of 9 to 14 year olds designed and built a prosthetic platform that they hoped would allow the turtle to once again move freely. Audio here from TV station WREG.

It took a few adjustments, as you can hear—two hours later, Lt. Dan was motoring around the room…moving much faster than his four-legged counterparts.

River DeHaven was one of the Lego builders:

DEHAVEN:It is really cool to see a turtle in its own tiny car...making the turtle be able to go outside and enjoy itself was definitely a good feeling.

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