Actually, turtles are just surprisingly good at climbing. FYI, these little sliders are at a pet store in Malaysia. It's illegal to sell turtles this size in the United States.
Tortoises typically have domed shells, but Pancake Tortoises are flat like their namesakes. If a tortoise is flipped on its back, it can use the curvature of its shell to rock back and forth and right itself. Pancake Tortoises (such as the wall-climbing fellow in this video) need to think things through a bit more.
Do you know how hard it is to find a costume for a turtle? I need ideas, people. And I need to know where this tortoise got his outfit.
A group of turtles is called a “bale.” Please view the video for a rather absurd demonstration of a bale of turtles.
A 250 pound tortoise tries to squeeze through a door meant for a Chihuahua. You have to give him credit for trying.
Cadbury recently released an awesome new advertisement for the London 2012 Olympics. It's called Spots vs. Stripes, and I guess it's their take on deep-sea gaming. You can even sign up to support a team! I'm totally with Spots, because they've got a sea turtle on their side. (via tortoiseblog)
This is a totally inappropriate use of a turtle. This is also why I hate decorative taxidermy. [Also, taxidermy warning. Seriously, don't click if you can't stomach taxidermy.]
I don't know about you, but it's HOT where I am. This tortoise totally has the right idea.
I'm not really sure that a tortoise and a plastic bag are strictly opposites, but I bet you'll agree that they're nothing alike. Also, I'm now convinced that tortoises aren't especially picky about their romantic partners.
Tortoises aren't closely related to dinosaurs, even if they resemble them. But I figure this video will send I Hate Dinosaurs! into fits anyway.
Somewhere in Japan there is a tortoise that wears a pair of black and red boots. And that's all you really need to know.
Culture Buzz They say dog is man's best friend, clearly this guy missed the memo. ( Via)
Timmy the tortoise is a 60 year old resident of the Tortoise Garden, which cares for unwanted and abandoned tortoises. Timmy was feeling a bit lonely after some of the other tortoises started to bully him, but perked up after the sanctuary owners gave him a plastic tortoise named Tanya. Timmy nuzzles Tanya, brings her food, and plays with her every day. It's awfully cute. You can read more about Timmy and Tanya here.
When turtles flirt, they flicker their claws at the object of their affection. Pinky the Red Eared Slider is only a year old, but she's already fallen in love and started to flicker. The problem is that she's in love with an earphone jack. Oops.
It's only a remote controlled Ferrari, but the turtle still manages to keep up.
And I thought Where's Waldo was hard. Click through for a bunch more of these.
Would you like to be both hip and a reptile-owner? Here is the trendy pet for you, straight from Kenya, just like our president.