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Before his release into the wild, this behbeh tur-tur shows us his "later beeyatches!" flipper wave.
Nicely done, Mr. Tur-Tur. See you back on the beach when you weigh 800 pounds.
Late! [Followed by 45 minutes of 'ehn' sounds crawling towards water]
turtletrip-6 and turtletrip-2 by smallflightlessbird sent in by Bobbular A.
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I believe I can fly,
I believe I can touch the sky,
I think about it every night and day,
Spread my wings and fly away,
I believe I can soar...
As cute as that little dude is, I feel like he might be better off on the ground.
OMG! That's my first nuff. Sorta.
Sweet! Reminds me of a wind-up tub toy. Get those flippers going, drop in water, and watch him go!
aww. maybe he's not used to the air and thinks he's in water. he's adorable! i'm glad he got an escort into the water.
Flippity flippity flippity flippity *bloop* Lookitimgo!
Och! Won't someone save me from the wee turtle!
Awwww, I love him, flip more
baby sea turtles are so cute, but also kinda sad... if you ever get to watch them enter the ocean, they just seem so tiny and overmatched :X
hope you're swimming happily somewhere little dude!
So sweet bebe !!!
ehn! ehn! must.. reach... water!... ehn!
brothers!... ehn! wait... for... me! EHN!!!
From one who just helped to a health evaluation on a Green Sea Turtle the other day... lemme tell ya... they are STRONG! Put my back out!
Ride the wave little Turtle! Hope you're swimming around somewhere happily
So leetle! Awww :)
the lucky ones will make it here are beyond! http://swfsc.noaa.gov/textblock.aspx?Division=PRD&id=10134&ParentMenuId=212
I would like to point out that the second pic wasn't there when I posted my other post.
And also the animators from 'Finding Nemo' obvy took a long time studying these guys from up close. This lil dude could have been one of those babies in the movie.
OH YOU ARE SOOO CUTE!!!!
EEEEE! *sound of brain frying* Soooo qte.
Horray for the turtles! The cutest thing since....the last really cute thing you posted.
Fly, fly, fly...little turtle (in a non-creepy, non-Hannibal Lecter kind of way).
Oh man, I didn't know they were _that_ tiny!!!! He is truffle-sized. Wrap me up a dozen in a heart-shaped box, s'il vous plait!
That said, anyone else out there see "The Blue Planet," namely the scene with all the um, spectators, waiting for the baby turtles to hatch? Traumatizing!
Auwww I LOFS leetle tur-tur! Those were the keyootest jumping jacks evar!
EEEEEEHHHHHNNNNNN!
I especially liked the flipper wave.
I released these when I was in Mexico, specifically in the city of Tecolutla in the state of Veracruz... it was amazing!
I looove baby sea turtles! Having previously seen footage of little turtles doing this move, I've dubbed it the "Baby Turtle Dance," so when I saw this I was overjoyed. Dance, baby turtle!
Y M C A!
Love the little leatherback, and, internets nerd that I am, I also love the incredibly crisp & smooth video quality of that clip. YouTube is crying in its beer.
"Good afternoon. We're gonna have a great jump today. Okay, first crank a hard cutback as you hit the wall. There's a screaming bottom curve, so watch out. Remember: rip it, roll it, and punch it"
Squeeee!!!! Baby turtlage! I think I just died of cute.
OH-EM-GEEEE. Want! Want!!! SO CUTE!
We musical theatre people refer to this move as "jazz hands." (I still miss you, Bob Fosse).
Swim well, little turtlekins. May the warm currents be with you!
Beautiful pics.
I feel like we should have an "ehn!" category. Who's with me?
I feel like if Mr. TurTur's name was Rudolph, the video soundtrack would be this:
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/48180/I%27m-cute
@Kat
I'm with you! "Ehn!" deserves its own category.
Turtalur wigglage always the best way to start the day o.o
He can come live in our tub, and I'll feed him treats...I do love turtles.
All six of the Atlantic sea turtles are endangered or threatened
I LOVE sea turtles! I want to pick up each little baby and give it a smooch and help it to the water. Good luck little guys!
Flap flap flap!
That's right Lisa...
"It's like he's trying to speak to me! I know it! Look, you're really cute, but I can't understand what you're saying!"
lol
Oh yes, the flipper flappage is just like the lil dude up top in the movie, yes they did their studying when making it, for sure!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6hu9imt3CU
That's my fave part of the whole movie, lol. And I am 33 years old :P
Who knew being 'flipped' off could be so cute. Bon voyage little turtle.
Release the Turtle: : criminal Scrambles through the swamp to hide but the turtle like an unerring person seeking missile found him. Back to the slammer.
Who let the turtles out
Who who who who
Who let the turtle out who who who
truffles for sea birds!
awww, sorry.
I lof his grey scalitude. So perfectly marked. Go little dude.
Good by widdle baby turtle!
my sister was recently (last summer) in Puerto Rico, doing some special work with the monkeys and sea turtles. She got to see a mama turtle burrying her eggs up close, the pictures she took were so cool! This guy is sooo tiny and adorable, I love him!!!
Zoo Atlanta has announced plans to kill the ever-popular Panda Cam after the first of the year. The Panda Cam is a valuable feature and something that many people like to use as a stress reliever during the day. We are asking Zoo Atlanta to find some other place to find the money they need to cut from their budget in order to keep the Panda Cam.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Panda_Cam/index.html