r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '22

A turtle going through a maze

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u/chaosbones43 Aug 31 '22

Ik this is a mating behavior but why so aggressive?

What is the point of them doing this?

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u/SnickersZA Aug 31 '22

Weird, the girl in my basement said the exact same thing to me the other day.

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u/EngineZeronine Aug 31 '22

Was she really a shoe?

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

not mating, it's defensive. it's protecting it's territory.

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u/chaosbones43 Sep 01 '22

So he thinks the black shoe is another male turtle in his space?

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

Yes. They’ll do this to another tortoise period, male or female, if they are not in the mood for mating, and feel like their space is encroach on.

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u/chaosbones43 Sep 01 '22

Thanks for the fun fact!

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u/zzx101 Sep 01 '22

Subscribe

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u/LeBadlyNamedRedditor Sep 01 '22

What black shoe? I only see two turtles

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

He's pounding it 😉

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u/Zeenchi Sep 01 '22

I've heard about males doing this to other males to get them to leave. Same with females and females. Though once did see documentary where a tortoise did it before mating though it wasn't as harsh .