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babyanimalgifs 18 hours
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I鈥檝e had him for 17 years and watching him eat never gets boring
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Tortoise asmr 馃槀
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thewhimsyturtle 3 days
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Mom, why do you get so many soft quilts and pillows? I hereby declare these are all MINE now!
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indoraptorgirlwind 22 days
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justcatposts 11 days
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"I'm just gonna squeeze in here".
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Two-headed tortoise Janus turns 25!
Janus, who also has two hearts, two pairs of lungs and two distinct personalities, would not have survived long in the wild as he cannot retract his heads into his shell to seek shelter from predators. But at the Geneva Natural History Museum, where he hatched in 1997, Bourgoin and her team of carers - who believe he is the world's oldest bicephalic tortoise - can cater for his every need!
He is under constant surveillance in case he flips over, which could be fatal, and survived a bladder stone operation in 2020. His heads need periodic treatment with vaseline to stop them getting sore when they rub together.
His two personalities also generate different moods and tastes that can occasionally lead to conflict, for example over which direction to walk. "The right head is more curious, more awake, it has a much stronger personality. The left head is more passive and loves to eat," Bourgoin said, adding that one head was partial to endives and the other to carrots.
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liamakhmarh 1 year
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Before dinner
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After dinner 馃珷
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herpsandbirds 1 month
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Common Padloper aka Parrot-beaked Tortoise (Homopus areolatus), family Testudinidae, found in southern coastal regions of South Africa
photograph by M. Burger
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feluka 3 months
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when you were herbivore
couldn't look you in the eye
you're just like an angel
your shell makes me cry
you float like a leaf
in a beautiful pond
i wish i was aquatic
you're so fucking aquatic
but i'm a creep
i'm terrestrial
what the hell am i doing at sea
i don't belong here
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babyanimalgifs 3 days
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Did you know giant tortoises love head scratches?
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everythingfox 2 years
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What do you mean, I have to get out of bed to get my breakfast?! I am King GRUMP (officially by vote last week!) and I demand breakfast in bed! Right now!
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yolas0 3 months
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kii-tty 7 days
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knuppitalism-with-ue 3 months
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Another Saturday another formation stream!
This time we visited the subfossil wonders of Madagascar!
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