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But as the babies grew , and fashions changed , the terrapins were abandoned in rivers and lakes across britain .

但随着龟宝宝长大，以及饲养宠物的风潮改变，这些水龟被遗弃在英国各地的河流或湖泊里。

During the 1980s craze for these cartoon characters , many children bought cute baby red-eared terrapins , two centimetres long , as pets .

这些卡通角色在1980年代风靡一时，当年许多儿童都买两厘米长的可爱的红耳水龟宝宝作为宠物。

He identified the turtles as diamondback terrapins , a species common to jamaica bay , which surrounds the airport .

他鉴定机场附近的这些海龟为钻纹龟，这种海龟在牙买加海湾很常见。