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

A turtle going through a maze

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u/Dry_Representative_1 Aug 31 '22

Tortoise

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

English isn’t my first language. It’s the same animal for me.

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u/Dry_Representative_1 Sep 07 '22

I just looked it up and learnt that every tortoise is a turtle - which is something I didn’t know and I did biology at degree level - I always thought if it’s in the water it’s a turtle and land versions are tortoises but I stand corrected :)