def place_turtles(v_spacing):
# create objects for each turtle
turtle_objs = []
for i, turtle_name in enumerate(TURTLES, start=1):
turtle = Turtle("turtle")
turtle.color_str = TURTLES[turtle_name]
turtle.name = turtle_name
turtle.color(turtle.color_str)
turtle.penup()
curr_y = i * v_spacing
turtle.goto(25, curr_y)
turtle.pendown()
turtle_objs.append(turtle)
return turtle_objs
