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Turtle Graffiti

Recently, the patrons of the JR Kofu City Park in Yamanashi Prefecture discovered that someone vandalized their pond turtles. The shells of ten Red Eared Sliders now say "Kamedesu" in white paint. I'm told this means "I am a turtle" in Japanese. Poor turtles. At least they don't say "kick me."

More Turtle Cheesecake

Once again, this is not a post about a tasty dessert with chocolate and pecans. I don't know what the hell this is, actually. Sexy turtle tank cleaning time? I've obviously been overdressed while maintaining mine.

The Squirturt

This one's for the Pokemon nerds. For those of you who clicked anyway, the Squirtle and the Turtwig are turtle-inspired Pokemon. This is a really cute mash-up of the two. Am I the only one who thinks it's a shame this can never happen in the game?

The End of the World

The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) created a video of images of the oil spill coupled with quotes from BP's CEO, Tony Hayward. With Skeeter Davis's The End of the World as a soundtrack, the end result is pretty disturbing. And depressing. (via seaturtle)

The Story of Leonard and Lula

Lula is an 11 month old toddler, and Leonard is an African Leopard Tortoise. Despite their differences, they are the best of friends. And somehow, playing together magnifies their individual cute factor by a gazillion and two. (via Neatorama and Tortoiseblog.)

Turtle Frustrated by Apple

There are two reasons why I posted this. The first is strictly educational. Snappers enjoy apples. Now you know. But I also think this video bears a striking resemblance to the cover Nirvana's Nevermind. Sure, it's a turtle and an apple rather than a baby and dollar, but I know someone out there on the web is waiting to sync this to Smells Like Teen Spirit.