I saw turtles crossing the street the other day twice in a day.....a sure sign that the weather is getting warmer. I was so scared that they were gonna get hit by a car. I travel that road a lot, and I didn't see roadkill the next day, so I'm assuming they made it across safe and sound. I used to like playing with them when I was little. They'd always come in our back yard. I never put my fingers close to their mouth though. Didn't wanna get snapped at. So give it up for turtles.










Heroes in a half shell. Turtle Power!

Oh I got a really cute pic of some baby turtles and their Mommy taken in a garden in Japan.. but I dont have it with me right now..


but turtles are

I love turtles. The park that I walk in, every time it's a sunny day outside, you can see turtles sitting on trees (that have fallen into the water) sunning themselves.

A couple of years ago, my mom and I saw one of these guys in the park:



I didn't even realize it was a snapping turtle until someone riding by on a bike told me what it was. He was a big guy, and when he got up and walked across the walking path, he was kinda high up off the ground. I'm not sure if he was wild, or if he was once someone's pet that was let loose to fend for himself. Either way, he sure got a lot of attention! People walking by or riding their bikes stopped just to look at him. It's not every day you see a turtle of that size in the park. Usually it's just the smaller box turtles.

Steadwood said:

Yeah.

REDFEATHERS said:

You should post it when you get the chance.

TURTLES are my FAVORITE!
love this thread almost as much as i love those little green guys

I ate turtle soup once, yummy.

SaraWright10 said:

Sara

liberation said:

Yeah, people eat them. I don't know any personally. I think my dad said when he was little he had turtle , but he can't bring himself to eat them now.

REDFEATHERS said:

baby turtles

AnckSuNamun said:

I was jesting, i don't eat turtles...but i do eat cows and sheep on a regular basis

psychodelicide said:

Cool, I'd walk in the park just to see the turtles too. I rarely see extremely large turtles here. I can't wait til the day I move to the beach and watch sea turtles come ashore. I'll never forget a wildlife park I went to when I was younger, and walking over a bridge and looking down at an alligator crunching on a turtle. I mean he was really going to town on that little turtle. Poor thing didn't stand a chance.

AnckSuNamun said:

It would be cool to watch sea turtles coming up onshore. That poor turtle being eaten by an alligator. I couldn't bear to watch something like that.

liberation said:

Oh. Well people really eat turtles, so it's not unheard of.

Steadwood said:

Yeah, that's why I chose the pic.. I love its expression.

psychodelicide said:

I think I was too young to be worried about it to be honest. I just remember we kept on walking. I just accept it as animal behavior now.

AnckSuNamun said:

True. Animals do often eat each other in the wild as a means of survival.

AnckSuNamun said:

It's posing

...This one confuses me though ...

SaraWright10 said:

Steadwood said:

I think somethin's wrong with this one too

psychodelicide said:

AnckSuNamun said:

Aww, look at those baby turtles. So cute!

Lammastide said:

There the world's most fearsome fighting team, (we're really hip)
they're heroes in a half shell and they're green. (hey get a grip)
When the evil Shredder attacks,
Those turtle boys don't cut 'em no slack.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Splinter taught them to be ninja team, (he's a radical rat)
Leonardo lead's, Donatello does machines. (that's a fact jack)
Raphael is cool but crude,
Raphael: (give me a break)
Michelangelo is a party dude.
Michelangelo: (party)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, (3X)
Heroes in a half shell. Turtle power!

AnckSuNamun said:

...DADDY!

Steadwood said:

Cute thread AnckSuNamun!

On a related note..to all you 20 something orgers...don't act like ya'll never played this game:



Cue the theme music Anck!

JasonStar said:

Oh my god, you know it! We used to have that game. My brother may still have it actually. I used to switch it up with them sometimes, but most of the time Raphael was my turtle of choice with his sais. I love sais .

I love painted turtles and sea turtles:






And baby turtles are sooooo cute!











I love the tortoise too...