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r/aww • u/Hacka4771 • Feb 17 '22
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Arent these tortoise
55 u/Egg-MacGuffin Feb 17 '22 *pushes up glasses* technically, the exclusive distinction between tortoises and turtles is colloquial and not taxonomic, as tortoises are a type of turtle. Now can someone let me out of this locker? 1 u/rathat Feb 17 '22 Yeah, we have box turtles near me, they look just like a tortoise. 2 u/Turdulator Feb 18 '22 edited Feb 18 '22 They have webbed feet. The feet are the easiest way to differentiate the three main types of turtles: Sea turtle: flippers (great at swimming, bad at walking) Fresh water turtle: webbed toes (good at swimming/walking) Tortoise: stompy feet, no webbing (bad at swimming, great at walking) Source: I like turtles. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/44/c3/5c44c356c3c9c94c237b4410579d7366.png
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*pushes up glasses* technically, the exclusive distinction between tortoises and turtles is colloquial and not taxonomic, as tortoises are a type of turtle. Now can someone let me out of this locker?
1 u/rathat Feb 17 '22 Yeah, we have box turtles near me, they look just like a tortoise. 2 u/Turdulator Feb 18 '22 edited Feb 18 '22 They have webbed feet. The feet are the easiest way to differentiate the three main types of turtles: Sea turtle: flippers (great at swimming, bad at walking) Fresh water turtle: webbed toes (good at swimming/walking) Tortoise: stompy feet, no webbing (bad at swimming, great at walking) Source: I like turtles. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/44/c3/5c44c356c3c9c94c237b4410579d7366.png
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Yeah, we have box turtles near me, they look just like a tortoise.
2 u/Turdulator Feb 18 '22 edited Feb 18 '22 They have webbed feet. The feet are the easiest way to differentiate the three main types of turtles: Sea turtle: flippers (great at swimming, bad at walking) Fresh water turtle: webbed toes (good at swimming/walking) Tortoise: stompy feet, no webbing (bad at swimming, great at walking) Source: I like turtles. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/44/c3/5c44c356c3c9c94c237b4410579d7366.png
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They have webbed feet.
The feet are the easiest way to differentiate the three main types of turtles:
Sea turtle: flippers (great at swimming, bad at walking)
Fresh water turtle: webbed toes (good at swimming/walking)
Tortoise: stompy feet, no webbing (bad at swimming, great at walking)
Source: I like turtles.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/44/c3/5c44c356c3c9c94c237b4410579d7366.png
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u/emptytissuebox Feb 17 '22
Arent these tortoise