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The Best Of Baby Turtles II
Baby turtles: because looking at these guys will make you feel better than looking at Taylor Swift's nude pictures any day of the week. For the previous round of gratuitous baby turtle pics, click here.
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Renaissance Tortoise Rides Again
I never get tired of footage of Angus the tortoise. I think it must be his kilt. It’s hard to resist a tortoise in a kilt.
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Variations On Tortoises Humping Shoes
OK, I get it. Tortoises make odd squeaky noises and have inexplicable attractions to inanimate objects. Especially shoes. But it's time to start being more creative with these videos because they're clogging up Youtube. Here some examples of where I think we should be going with these.
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Video: Tortoise Chases Raccoon Out of Yard
Keep your backyard clear of unwanted wildlife with a Sulcata Tortoise. (via reddit)
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Video: Flying Sea Turtles
No, no one's holding them up. I don't see any hands. What are you talking about?
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Video: The Luckiest Butterfly Ever
Some context: right before this video started, a dragonfly attacked a passing butterfly and the two tumbled into the creek. A snapping turtle comes to investigate the situation, and the butterfly makes an incredible escape.
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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: KAME KAME KAME KAME SOURS
OH GOD IT'S STUCK IN MY HEAD. Let this be a lesson to you all: obey the turtle.
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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: At Last: A Turtle's Tribute to Etta James
Amateur herpetologists know Koopa the Box Turtle as the turtle who paints. But he's also pretty good at lip synching, despite the fact that he doesn't have any lips.
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Image: The Littlest Ninja Turtle
What you've suspected all along is true; turtles just want to be ninjas. And this little guy is an especially adorable one.
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Video: Turtle Freak Out
Chelonaphobia is an extreme fear of turtles. This woman appears to have a really bad case of it. Unless you're a strawberry, you have little to fear from a box turtle.
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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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Video: How to Tell if Your Tortoise is a Replicant
This is an quick and effective test. You will need at least two tortoises. Simply flip over one tortoise, and see if the other comes to help it.
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10 Awesome Snapping Turtle Facts
Science Buzz Snapping Turtles are often maligned because people think they're mean and scary looking. But they're actually pretty fun to hang out with. Don't believe me? Here are some facts about snappers that might change your mind.
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Video: The Pond of Eternal Stench
This is a (thankfully time-lapsed) weekly ritual for turtle owners without filtration systems. One guy spends a ridiculous amount of time cleaning out turtle pools. The turtles are pretty cute, so that must be why he's doing it.
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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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Video: Dancing Robot Turtle
Pretty nice moves. Slow and steady always wins the dance competition. (Via.)
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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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