Author Topic: something very strange lurking in the canal on todays dog walk  (Read 2054 times)

beefy

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a turtle sunbathing on a log


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and something a bit more familiar
a baby coot

 
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April

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How weird seeing a tortoise  :o


I wonder if someone has lost it? Thought they were just pets in this country and not "wild". I realise I know very little about them  ;D


Nice pic of the babby coot  :)
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ninthace

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That turtle/tortoise is a terrapin - probably released from an aquarium following the Ninja Turtle craze.
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April

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That turtle/tortoise is a terrapin -


I did mention I knew nothing about tortoises  ;D  Just noticed beefy said it was a turtle  :)
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Did you hear about when the lorry load of tortoises hit a van load of terrapins? It was a turtle disaster
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Did you hear about when the lorry load of tortoises hit a van load of terrapins? It was a turtle disaster
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Did you hear about when the lorry load of tortoises hit a van load of terrapins? It was a turtle disaster


 ;D
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Certainly beats my large round straw bale, I saw in the Leeds/Liverpool canal on Saturday.
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Amazing what wildlife you find.


Coots are amazing little characters, with those incredible feet!

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To the Americans, turtles, tortoises and terrapins are ALL turtles!

beefy

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How weird seeing a tortoise  :o


I wonder if someone has lost it? Thought they were just pets in this country and not "wild". I realise I know very little about them  ;D


Nice pic of the babby coot  :)
Thanks Ape O0


Certainly beats my large round straw bale, I saw in the Leeds/Liverpool canal on Saturday.
:)


Amazing what wildlife you find.


Coots are amazing little characters, with those incredible feet!
O0


To the Americans, turtles, tortoises and terrapins are ALL turtles!
O0


Did you hear about when the lorry load of tortoises hit a van load of terrapins? It was a turtle disaster


I think we need to sit down and have a serious talk pleb  :D



That turtle/tortoise is a terrapin - probably released from an aquarium following the Ninja Turtle craze.



Ninja turtle craze, I thought you said it was a terrapin  ;D
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ninthace

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Just be grateful it wasn't one of these bad boys (or girls)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYCC_8DDqMM

Mind you, an adult terrapin would enjoy lunching on that Coot
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