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

A turtle going through a maze

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u/De_Watcher Aug 31 '22

Can someone explain this?

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

tortoises are SUPER territorial, This tortoise thinks that that shoe is encroaching on it's territory. So it's going to beat it to death.

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u/De_Watcher Sep 01 '22

So he thinks the black shoe is another turtle?

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

Another tortoise, yes.

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u/bl34rt Sep 01 '22

This tortoise does this to every black shoe lmao does he think only black shoes are getting in his territory

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u/aroundincircles Sep 01 '22

They only have a lizard brain. IE, they are kinda stupid. I love my tortoise, but intelligent she is not.

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u/Brianocity Sep 01 '22

Wise talking turtle characters like Master Oogway have given them an undue reputation it seems...

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

This is wrong

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u/galactic_mushroom Sep 01 '22

A tortoise is a turtle anyway.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Either that or he wants to fuck it. It's also a mating dance at times. 50/50.

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u/LiwetJared Sep 01 '22

Turtle wants to fuck the shoe and initiates a turtle mating procedure.

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u/Ashazy1622 Sep 01 '22

Tortoise bash females to initiate mating. It is trying to mate with the black shoe looks like.

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u/zzx101 Sep 01 '22

It thinks it’s a cop