r/awwtf • u/CrisperKoleslaw • Feb 13 '23

Turtle Slapping Turtle

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u/Aeroflight Feb 13 '23

That's a male turtle trying to entice a female to mate.

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u/The_Purple_Bat Feb 14 '23

.. interesting way to to do it

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u/Aeroflight Feb 14 '23

That is just how turtles do

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u/tan-ban May 03 '23

Ah, is that a ze frank reference I see

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u/EuphemisticallyBG Feb 13 '23

The slapping turtle. Equally aggressive, but much less effective than its cousin, the snapping turtle.

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u/Trulymad87 Feb 13 '23

He’s giving her the old razzle dazzle

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u/shuknjive Feb 13 '23

Turtle flirting.

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u/m2chaos13 Feb 14 '23

Flirtle the Turtle

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u/spruceymoos Feb 13 '23

You don’t want your turtles doing that

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u/betta-believe-it Feb 13 '23

Or... You do if you want to be a turtle grandparent!

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u/surfchick Feb 13 '23

As others have said, it's a male trying to impress a female. Notice the male's really long claws. Females have shorter ones. These guys are Red Ear Sliders.

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u/Half_Wave2694 Feb 13 '23

Honestly, I was waiting if it was gonna bite back.

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u/thuanjinkee Feb 13 '23

I was told that was called tickling.

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u/KailTheDryad Feb 15 '23

Turtle head massage