Yeah? Then explain this, mister '''''''scientist'''''''
This is just yet another example of legacy media lying to us.
I feel like an annual reminder would be entirely sufficient, to be honest.
I’d like to know who needs a daily reminder.
They have nerves throughout their shells and can feel even gentle touch.
Hell yeah time to pet some turts
I’ve seen turtles love getting brushed by a soft bristle stuff like toothbrushes plus you alao clean them
SCNR
I’m not inside my skin. I am my skin.
You’re a bundle of neurons piloting a skeleton inside a wetsuit
When you’re in a Jaeger, you can fight the hurricane.
I am not up my ass. I am my ass.
I’m up your ass tho.
Now give me some sugar water
who should i trust? Nintendo or a random person on the Internet?
Those are koopa troopas. They’re turtle-like, but not actual turtles.
Then explain this photograph.
Checkmate, nerds
Idk I see a big cavity that would contain turtle…
Yes, that’s for pregnant turtles.
Please don’t tap/knock on turtle shells. It would be like someone knocking directly on your bones.
My bones are not weak, they can take it.
Your bones are not weak but its still not a good excuse to abuse a turtle by knocking on its shell.
Surviving and getting pissed off are totally different things that can happen at the same time…
That’s really easy to do, knock on your head. There’s just a thin layer of skin over the bone.
That’s neat and all. But how do they retract their heads?
And feet, especially box turtles. Some species can indeed go inside their shells - while still being a part of the shell itself, of course.
Kinda looks like those vertical bones are part of a hinge joint.
They can feel touch through their shells
What about Ninja Turtles?
Same deal.
Turtles *are a half shell.
Turtle power!
So my head is not “inside” my skull but *is* my skull? Is the brain not a part of my head?
What part of you makes you? Is it just your brain?
Anyway, I think what they’re getting at is that the shell is actually their spine, not like some extra thing that grows on top of their spine.
Most ppl think they have a skeleton inside them. But If you think of you as your brain (as many would day). Then your actually inside your skeleton.
Behold, a human being.
Well, ehhhh, that’s true for some I suppose.
I get what they try to say. But it’s just funny that they correct a statement with another wrong statement.
There are animals that inhabit shells, like a Hermit crab. This is different.
What part of the second statement is wrong? A turtle cannot survive without its shell, just like you could not survive without your skull. It is an intrinsic part of what allows it to function as a living organism, therefore the line between “turtle” and “shell” is a bit blurred
You cannot survive without air but you’re not air
I mean yes, no one, human or turtle, can survive without the ecosystem of the earth, so you could really argue that the planet is the true organism and we are simply byproducts of its existence
Yet you won’t argue that you are the earth. Why would you argue that a turtle is the same as a turtle’s shell then?
You can bring extra air and survive just fine.
You can’t bring an extra skull.
Likewise, a hermit crab can bring an extra shell, but a turtle cannot bring an extra shell.
Can you put any external part of yourself inside your skull? That’s the difference.
I’ve been trying but I’m still not flexible enough to reach.
Yeah, any time you put something in your mouth. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Look, I’m not a biologist, okay!
*shows toungue and puts it back in
I think the right analogy would be to say “you are not inside your skull, you are your skull”. And I would count this as a more or less correct statement.
Am I my skull? So I get to live as long as my skull is not decayed?
Well, that’s the paradox isn’t it? We are our minds but somehow we also are our bodies.
That’s tortoise silly billy
Turtoises are turtles ya dingbat
https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise
All tortoises are turtles, umm… pedantic Frederick?
Also, please do not move turtles unless they are immediately in danger or in your way. They’re probably fine and just goofing around (laying eggs, moving, or looking for food).
Why would I move a turtle?
The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t. Not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that, Jonas?
The tortoise is just trying to get a tan. Who am I to mess with its chill beach vibes?
Guess I’ll just add ‘flipping over every turtle in distress’ to my to-do list
I want to get him out though.
That’s illegal, if I were to be a dictator! Look, if were to be a Dictator of the World, there would be only one overarching Law: If Turtles decide to go out of their shells, they shall leave a little sign around that says “out for lunch” or something equally thoughtful.