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Just a Baby Turtle – Cuteness Overload

I shall name thee Donatello… And feed you lots of pizza. [Cheers reddit]

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Baby Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Who doesn’t love turtles? Native to Australia, the red-bellied short-necked turtle has often been said to be the most desirable turtles to keep if you fancy aquatic species. Although they are mainly herbivores, the Emydura subglobosa will eat almost anything… worms, lean beef (cheeseburger), chicken (strips) livers/hearts, fish, Trout Chow, as well as the occasional

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The Real Blastoise

The resemblance is uncanny…the real Blastoise. I love it when pets make the “My owner is retarded” expression.

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Overly Romantic Tortoise Loses Balance

Wanting to get a little action on a Friday afternoon, this lusty African spurred Tortoise got down to business with a wrinkled hottie in front of a large crowd at the Kiev Zoo in Ukraine. As the crowd looked on, the stud let out a cry of satisfaction – before losing its balance and falling

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Kevin the Drunk Tortoise

Kevin, the baby sulcata tortoise, is either really, really drunk or just has terrible depth perception. I cheered when he finally got the tomato.

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Alligator Snapping Turtle Decimates a Watermelon

Now I know why they call this little fella an alligator snapping turtle…DAMN, watch those fingers!

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Perseverance

With a little perseverance, you’ll be my belly by sundown. [Cheers themarysue.com]

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Vets Replace Tortoise Leg with an Office Chair Wheel

Remember the smiling tortoise fitted with a pair of Hot Wheels after being run over by a lawn mower? Meet Gamera, a tortoise in a similar situation… The 12-year-old, African spur-thighed tortoise recently had its left front leg amputated at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The tortoise was relinquished by its owner on

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Hidden Camera Reveals Secret Lives of our Toys

So what exactly do our toys do when the lights go off? Artist Thurston Roscoe began to suspect his toys were committing acts of mischief while he was away. So he set up a hidden camera to figure out what He-Man, the Ewoks, and his Ninja Turtle toys are getting up to. So the Ewoks

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Turtle Power – Dentist Doubles as Turtle Repair Man

We all know how to repair a turtle/tortoises’ broken legs, but what do you do with a broken turtle shell? Exactly! Call a dentist. That’s what the good folks at Loggerhead Marinelife Center — a non-profit organization in Juno Beach, Fla., that rescues and rehabilitates the area’s sea turtles — did recently to help a