Continuing my attack on the felocracy by way of the cuteness tactic, our weapon of choice this week is the adorable baby turtle.
Cute and environmentally responsible!
Also, Seattle. I took my wife on a few dates to that zoo.
Jun 16 2012
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'Tis Himself
16 June 2012 at 1:31 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Turtles are cute? Where are the tentacles?
geocatherder
16 June 2012 at 1:57 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Squee! Turtles are very cool.
Glen Davidson
16 June 2012 at 2:01 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Armor rarely looks cute.
These buggers pull it off.
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ChasCPeterson
16 June 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Usually turtles are a good move, but this time Coyne counters effectively with a stomatopod post.
adamreith
16 June 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Aww-aw!
spamamander, hellmart survivor
16 June 2012 at 5:29 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Awww! Much cuter than the baby salmon my kids have raised at school for release.
paulburnett
16 June 2012 at 9:39 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
If they didn’t catch all the Red Eared Sliders that have invaded the Western Pond Turtle habitat, they’re just adding protein to the food chain.
julietdefarge
17 June 2012 at 10:54 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m seeing a big uptick in the number of pet turtles in the past 2 years. While I do think it’s good to lower the number of carnivorous pets for environmental reasons, taking reptiles out of the wild is a terrible idea.
LykeX
17 June 2012 at 3:32 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That’s actually a really interesting video. I like the idea of the project; to give the turtles a growth boost, to get them past their vulnerable stage. Pretty cool.