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Turtles Are Not Pure Evil

Category: turtle
Posted on: July 1, 2010 9:09 AM, by ableiman

New YouTube research definitively proves that turtle society is highly altruistic and that Disney's heretofore refusal to make a movie about them is racism, pure and simple.

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Interesting. Could the helper-turtle have had an ulterior motive?

Posted by: ym | July 1, 2010 5:10 PM

The upside down tortoise has a flat plastron, so it is likely a female. One wonders if the other tortoise is a male. Any tortoise experts out there?

Posted by: Jim Thomerson | July 3, 2010 3:30 PM

Gosh, turtles do everything slow!

Posted by: American Delight | July 10, 2010 11:27 PM

haha thats funny

Posted by: medikal market | July 29, 2010 3:59 PM

Just to throw this into the waters:

I love evolutionary biology even though it is not at all my field of expertise. However, is there ever a time when animals perform altruistic acts, not in order to pass on their genes, but rather, because it would help another member of their species survive, or for that matter, another species?

Posted by: sciencedude288 | August 5, 2010 10:17 AM

Did anyone else find themselves "pushing" with the tortoise as you sat at the computer? I'm exhausted.

Posted by: nankay | August 14, 2010 9:12 AM

I'm no turtle expert, but I do know this.....I'm not touching Jim's male/female question.

Posted by: Don Webb | September 9, 2010 11:39 AM

Gosh, turtles do everything slow!

Posted by: eryaman hali yikama | September 23, 2010 10:38 AM

This is basically the greatest video I've seen. not that i ever thought that tortoises were evil at all, but this just solidifies it! i can honestly say that I've never seen anything like that happening, and it's never occurred to me that a tortoise would even do that. it makes me wonder whether it was intentional or it it just pushed the other out of curiosity or something? either way, it's wonderful. Good Video!

Posted by: Ethan | October 8, 2010 8:38 AM

Absolutely awesome....whether intentional or not... always a good time to anthropomorphize animals... glad to have found your blog through the Nature Blogs Network....we're two wildlife biologists who are new to the network. Happy to follow your blogging adventures :)

Posted by: Ben and Carrie Tracks - Wildlife Biologists | October 11, 2010 2:50 AM

Not even remotely close to Hawaii, but Haeckel tattoos deserve some kind of shout-out anyway. Or am I stating the obvious here?

Posted by: sex partner | November 6, 2010 6:52 PM

Gosh, turtles do everything slow!

Posted by: turkchat | November 8, 2010 12:23 PM

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Posted by: sikiş | November 11, 2010 5:24 PM

they are soo funny

Posted by: saç ekimi | December 21, 2010 10:32 AM

too slow but soo cute...

Posted by: saç ekimi fiyati | December 24, 2010 10:38 AM

The upside down tortoise has a flat plastron, so it is likely a female. One wonders if the other tortoise is a male. Any tortoise experts out there?

Posted by: halı yıkama | December 24, 2010 12:02 PM

i can honestly say that I've never seen anything like that happening, and it's never occurred to me that a tortoise would even do that. it makes me wonder whether it was intentional or it it just pushed the other out of curiosity or something? either way, it's wonderful. Good Video!Not even remotely close to Hawaii, but Haeckel tattoos deserve some kind of shout-out anyway. Or am I stating the obvious here?The upside down tortoise has a flat plastron, so it is likely a female. One wonders if the other tortoise is a male. Any tortoise experts out there?

Posted by: videos | December 25, 2010 9:28 AM

is that very fantastic, in my life (34 years old) first time i see like that...

Posted by: GH | December 29, 2010 5:39 PM

erm... why discuss turtles and show tortoises... on a zoology blog?

Posted by: Matt | December 30, 2010 6:46 PM

Gosh, turtles do everything slow!

Posted by: avrupa konutları atakent 3 | January 3, 2011 5:50 AM

Or am I stating the obvious here?The upside down tortoise has a flat plastron, so it is likely a female. One wonders if the other tortoise is a male. Any tortoise experts out there?

Posted by: ofis koltuklari | January 18, 2011 6:10 AM

thanks. Or am I stating the obvious here?

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Gosh, turtles do everything slow...

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