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This 86-Year-Old Man Lives On His Own Island With 120 Tortoises
Culture Buzz Brendon Grimshaw bought this island for $20,000 in 1964. He lives alone on the island with tortoises he reintroduced to his private island in the Seychelles. Also, he is hilarious and seems very happy.
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No Cats Allowed
This tortoise won't tolerate cats eating on his patio. You've been warned, cats. You've totally been warned.
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A Day In The Life Of A Surfing Tortoise
Culture Buzz Tortoises may not be predisposed to swimming, but boy, can they surf. Also, try not to be jealous of Nemo the tortoise's lifestyle. Some day you'll be able to retire to the Florida seashore too, I'm sure.
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Tortoise Balancing An Apple On Its Head
Sometimes tortoises do things just to demonstrate that they’re capable of doing things. Like this, for example.
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Goat On A Tortoise
This goat hailed a tortoise taxi, but he didn’t know the Tortoise Taxi Drivers Association was on strike today. Poor little guy. Now he’ll never get home. (via SayOMG)
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Epic Tortoise
I don’t know about the rest of you, but this soundtrack plays in my head every time I see a tortoise.
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Video: Lemur Rides The Tortoise Train
This lemur must have cash, since he’s upgraded from taking the tortoise taxi to the tortoise train. Or is it cheaper to take the train these days? Still, I like to think the tortoises get paid more for coordinating this.
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10 Pictures Of Ecstatic Turtles
Culture Buzz 10 pictures of happy turtles, and possibly tortises and terrapins too. (Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a biologist!) From the single serve site ecstaticturtle.com, which is exactly what it sounds like. For turtlefeed, to make up for this.
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Video: Chihuahua Rides Tortoise
The latest video in the “animals riding tortoises” genre involves a chihuahua in a skirt. I don't know how tortoises got stuck taxiing around the rest of the animal kingdom, but at least this passenger is well behaved and well dressed.
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Video: Crasher Turtle Objects to Wedding
If you're going to have an underwater wedding, be sure to get approval from the local sea turtles BEFORE the ceremony. Otherwise, they get ornery. (Via TortoiseBlog.)
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Video: Star Wars Pets
Meet R2-D2 Tortoise and Yoda Dog. They want to re-enact a scene from Star Wars for you. You're totally welcome.
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Amazing Turtle Gourds
Culture Buzz DeviantArt user ART-fromthe-HEART creates some incredible turtles out of your everyday gourds. Want one of your own? It's your lucky day. The artist takes commissions and offers many of her finished sculptures for sale.
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Video: Psychoanalyzing the Tortoise
Sherman the tortoise has been terrorizing the household cats. So it's off to the local reptile expert to figure out why Sherman is such a bully. This all seems a bit silly to me — tortoises can be territorial, after all. Although his mother DID abandon him while he was still in the egg.
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Video: Tortoise Screams Obscenities
The word on the street is that this tortoise seems to be yelling “b*tch” while mating with his girlfriend. Personally, I don't think a tortoise would ever be so crude. I'll leave it up to you guys to decide what's going on here.
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Video: Want to Hear Something Amazing?
Turn your volume up! The sound of a tortoise eating an apple is delightful. I promise.
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Video: Tiny Tortoise EXPLODES (but cutely)
This baby tortoise is eating too much lettuce. And you know what happens when a tortoise eats too much lettuce. (via Nick)
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Video: Giant Rodent Rides Tortoise
To be honest, I'm not sure what kind of creature is riding that tortoise either. But in the animal world, tortoises must be the equivalent of taxi cabs.
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Video: Tortoise Says “WOW!”
Tortoises rarely vocalize. When they do, you can be sure that they have something important to say.
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Video: Tortoise Moves Barbecue Grill
My turtles sometimes like to rearrange the shrubbery in their tank, but they haven't graduated to redecorating the patio yet.
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Video: Spoon-Fed Tortoise
Spoon feeding a tortoise is all kinds of adorable, but you have to wonder how spoiled she'll be when she grows up.
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Video: Tortoise Wake Up Call
They say you should let sleeping dogs lie. Luckily there's no such adage regarding cats.
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Video: The Story of Leonard and Lula
Lula is an 11 month old toddler, and Leonard is an African Leopard Tortoise. Despite their differences, they are the best of friends. And somehow, playing together magnifies their individual cute factor by a gazillion and two. (via Neatorama and Tortoiseblog.)
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12 Chelonians With Shoe Fetishes
Culture Buzz I really don't know what's worse here — the kinky shoe-loving tortoises, or the owners that film them and post them to Youtube. I guess the squeaking is somewhat endearing.
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Video: Tortoise Loves Buttercups
I love watching tortoises eat. But watching this guy chow down on buttercups is especially sublime. [N.B.: Probably don't feed your tortoise buttercups, as it's not always good for them, even though it's cute.]
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Renaissance Tortoise
Culture Buzz Angus the tortoise frequents Renaissance Fairs in Minnesota. Unusual enough, right? Except Angus goes in costume and solicits donations for the Minnesota Herpetological Society. If you've never seen an armed tortoise in a kilt or carting around fairy folk, now's your chance.
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Video: Tortoise On a Slide
Take this, kittens on a slide. This tortoise is coordinated and just as cute. (For Joy)
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Image: Just Hatched!
You have to love a tortoise who greets the world with a “RAWR.” For more pictures of newly hatched animals, check out the Daily Mail.
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