Posted by Daryl (Amagasaki, Japan) on 5 July 2008 in Animal & Insect.
I took a similar shot about a year ago, http://digitalguff.aminus3.com/image/2007-08-19.html, just the one turtle this time. I was surprised to find that turtles were omnivorous; always thought they were herbivores. Are tortoises herbivores?
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knowing how your mind works...i will bite and take the bait (pun intended)...so in a classic vaudeville voice: "i don't know! are tortoises herbivores?" hope the punchline is good...(disturbing pic btw...)
5 Jul 2008 1:32am
@/mai-vju:z/: ....aaargh sorry to disappoint you, but..... that was a real question (my Wikipedia is broken).
Awful that the water is so murky, interesting though
5 Jul 2008 3:05am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine! Its a very murky river...
...sounds painful...
5 Jul 2008 4:38am
@/mai-vju:z/: Ohh; nurse!
cool capture! mean turtle!!
5 Jul 2008 7:26am
@Cheryl: Cheers Cheryl!
I had a pair of turtles and a pair of goldfish in an aquarium once. Now I just have a pair of turtles. Dunno about land-only turtles, but as far as I know, swimming turtles will eat just about whatever fits in their mouths. :P I might be wrong, but I think the turtle in your shot is just scavenging a fish it found already dead. A bit gross, but a cool shot nonetheless. ;)
5 Jul 2008 12:20pm
@Tkf15h: Yeah it was dead... turtle's are too slow to hunt I suspect! Thanks for the info about your turtles... I'm surprised!
A tortoise ate my leg. A giant white tortoise. Nice shot, though!
5 Jul 2008 1:43pm
@Damon Schreiber: Oh dear Damon! How are you now?
Cool capture. The water is as murky as La Marne river one!
5 Jul 2008 3:09pm
@standley: Thanks standley!
cool shot! love how you captured the colors and patterns on the turtle (or tortoise [don't know the difference]?] shell.
6 Jul 2008 8:10pm
@danthro: Thanks danthro! Tortoises are land-bound... and won't eat your fingers if you try to tickle them! (Judging by the responses above!)
Well, perhaps sushi has just become very popular.
7 Jul 2008 8:43am
@Twelvebit: Maybe so! But perhaps we need to tell this guy it isn't something that improves with age...
oh its dead?! looked like they were kissing. nice shot!
13 Jul 2008 5:05am
@neilanie: You are very romantic neailanie. No, dead and dinner I'm afraid...
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