See The Turtles Of Enormous Awesomeness!

[Wuducynn]

I have always been a big fan of turtles and here is a thread where we can share pictures and turtle stories.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m168/Los_The_Red/Hawaii_turtle_2.jpg

[Wuducynn]

http://www.northrup.org/photos/crap/Animals/low/turtles-doin-it.jpg


Turtle porn!

[Wuducynn]

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Esnailstales/turtles.JPG

[Wuducynn]

I really like this one -

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/Hawaii/Turtles/TwoTurtlesTogether.jpg

[Mad Man]

http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/large_14turtle.JPG

[Wuducynn]

Awwwwwwwww I love that one! Nice!

Right in the face of a snapping turtle!

http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/posters/Herpetology/Snapping_Turtles/snapping_turtle_4a.jpg

[Wuducynn]

Another big-un -

http://mayo.personcounty.net/Wildlife%20Page/snapping%20turtle.jpg

[Daghain]

He looks pissed. :lol:

[Wuducynn]

Yeah, I wouldn't mess with him. That's assuming it's a "him". We have REALLY BIG snapping turtles up here, that size and bigger. I've moved them off the road too. They're necks are wicked long.

[Wuducynn]

http://www.chelydra.org/swimming_snapping_turtle.jpg

[Wuducynn]

http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/turtles_all_the_way_down_1024.jpg

[AlishaRiley]

I have a pet turtle on facebook. :unsure: Her name's Ambellina. :lol:

Really though, they're beautiful creatures - one of my favourites in fact, after tapirs and frogs. :P

[Wuducynn]

Ambellina! Awwww that's sweet. What kind of turtle is she?

[Wuducynn]

Post a picture of her!

[Daghain]

I think the Facebook turtle is a "virtual pet". :lol:

[Wuducynn]

Yeah, I knew that. But she could still find a picture of Ambellina Turtle Princess of Facebook. Yeah, that's my little title for her.

[Wuducynn]

Alright. Not a real turtle. I've never been into the Ninja Turtles, but just incase there were some fans -

http://www.reason.com/UserFiles/Image/ngillespie/teenage20mutant20ninja20turtle.jpg

[Wuducynn]

http://kaurealtygroup.com/punaluu%20turtles.jpg

[Wuducynn]

Enormous girth indeed - http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/btb/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/easternboxturtle.jpg

[Wuducynn]

This is old but still interesting. This is the Turtle Bay Association's mascot/symbol - http://www.turtlebay-nyc.org/images/turtlelogo.gif

[Wuducynn]

Path! Post some turtle stuff. I knew you would love this thread.

[pathoftheturtle]

:)Yeah...

great...

...thread.

... :D ...

I'll...

...contribute...

...

...soon. :)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/shell-avatar.jpg

[Wuducynn]

Your sig pic is contribution! :harrier:

[Daghain]

This is old but still interesting. This is the Turtle Bay Association's mascot/symbol - http://www.turtlebay-nyc.org/images/turtlelogo.gif

That's pretty cool.

ETA: That would make a great tattoo. :thumbsup:

[Wuducynn]

This is old but still interesting. This is the Turtle Bay Association's mascot/symbol - http://www.turtlebay-nyc.org/images/turtlelogo.gif

That's pretty cool.

ETA: That would make a great tattoo. :thumbsup:

Yeah it would. It's interesting how it's (most likely) unintentionally Dark Tower related. Considering that's where all those events in SOS occur from what I understand.

[Matt]

First pic in this thread is too big. Please fix it Matthew.

[jayson]

Here are three that I took. The first was at the Houston Zoo, the other two at the Florida Aquarium.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm26/J_K_19/Tower/IMG_1534.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm26/J_K_19/Tower/IMG_1827.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm26/J_K_19/Tower/IMG_1828.jpg

[Wuducynn]

I like that top one especially. Like he or she is looking at the camera saying "Yeah, what!?" :D

[Wuducynn]

http://static.flickr.com/3282/2584305751_b288ee0627.jpg

Mother snapping turtle laying her eggs.

[Wuducynn]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/163199442_1415c1e3d8.jpg

[Daghain]

Those are great, Jayson.

This one always cracks me up:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/DaghainDT/turtle.jpg

[Wuducynn]

Peek-a-boo!

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m168/Los_The_Red/snapping20turtle20asheboro2050907.jpg

[Wuducynn]

http://www.nicaliving.com/files/images/TurtleArriving4_closeupWEB.preview.jpg

Seems kind of a rohnry looking guy.

[Heather19]

Here's some, not the best quality, but oh well.

This one was taken down in Palm Beach at a turtle rehab facility
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/heather1019/misc%20photos/turtle.jpg

and the giant turtle at the Boston aquarium
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/heather1019/misc%20photos/DSC01584.jpg

[jayson]

I love the second one Heather. Great colors. :D

Good thread Matthew. Turtles rule.

[cozener]

These are cool pictures. I like turtles but they've never been a favorite. Of course, nothing beats the sea otter for flat out balls to the wall bitch'n cooliality.

See...otters are so cool that I actually had to make up a word.

But, on to the point. I googled up "evil turtle" and there are quite a few good turtle pics. I thought you'd dig this drawing, Matthew. :)

http://www.holisticforgeworks.com/gallery/sketchbook/img/high-school/giant-turtle-crush-bug.jpg

[The Lady of Shadows]

oh. my. god.

matthew you totally rule in the "making of threads" arena. turtles :wub:


eastern painted turtle

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/turtles/EasternPaintedTurtle.jpg

gulf coast box turtle

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/turtles/GulfCoastBoxTurtle.jpg

spotted turtle

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/turtles/SpottedTurtle.jpg

baby western painted turtle

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/turtles/WesternPaintedTurtleBaby.jpg


i use these and more as desktop images when i'm not using trees. squeeeeeee. turtles. :wub:

[Wuducynn]

These are cool pictures. I like turtles but they've never been a favorite. Of course, nothing beats the sea otter for flat out balls to the wall bitch'n cooliality.

See...otters are so cool that I actually had to make up a word.

But, on to the point. I googled up "evil turtle" and there are quite a few good turtle pics. I thought you'd dig this drawing, Matthew. :)

http://www.holisticforgeworks.com/gallery/sketchbook/img/high-school/giant-turtle-crush-bug.jpg


HAHAHAHA I like it. Good find.

[Wuducynn]

The incredible watermelon turtle -

http://www.freakingnews.com/Pictures/2/Turtles.jpg (http://www.freakingnews.com/Melon-Turtle-Pics-38431.asp)

[Wuducynn]

Leatherback turtle -

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/images/080124-turtle-swim_big.jpg

[sarajean]

we met this little guy at the zoo today:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/sarajeanm/1240782619.jpg

[Wuducynn]

Did he go into his shell?

[sarajean]

no. he was moving much faster than i've ever seen a tortoise move, actually. the kid that worked there kept picking him up and bringing him back over to us.

[Whidden]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Whidden/Whidden%202/Whidden%203/turtle3.jpg

[The Lady of Shadows]

ooooooooooooooooo. nice turtles. :wub:

[Letti]

I used to have turtles. Their names were Maturin and Roland. Guess why? The girl was Maturin and the boy was Roland. It was just my luck that I gave the name Roland to the boy because when they were little I had no idea about their gender.
Now they live in the Zoo because they got so big that I had to realise I couldn't buy them a tank that's big enough for them. Now they live in a very big lake in the zoo with lots of other turtles.

When they were little:

Matu:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/Lettike/matu2.jpg

Roli:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/Lettike/roli009.jpg

They became this big:
YouTube - Yellow bellied sliders feeding

[Wuducynn]

http://www.freenaturephotos.com/photos/animal-photos/images/giant-turtle.jpg

[Daghain]

Awww, Letti, they're so tiny! How cute!

[Wuducynn]

http://www.dreamstime.com/riding-giant-turtle-thumb7470818.jpg

[Wuducynn]

Look at the markings on this one -

http://home.nps.gov/niob/naturescience/images/Painted-Turtle-285.jpg

[Daghain]

Ooh, that's pretty!

[jayson]

That's f'n cool!

[sarajean]

here's another of the one from yesterday:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/sarajeanm/100_0075.jpg

and here are some from the aquarium today:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/sarajeanm/100_0122.jpg

baby loggerheads that were rescued on the beach:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/sarajeanm/100_0128.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/sarajeanm/100_0129.jpg

dude crush, riding on the EAC:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/sarajeanm/1240888937.jpg

[The Lady of Shadows]

sj those pics are great. thanks. :)

[The Lady of Shadows]

catching a lift

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk95/turtlesong/turtles/turtlewithsnailonback.jpg

[jayson]

This one many people have seen before but it's still funny and I thought appropriate for this thread...

http://kritterkorner.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/cartoon_hare-and-turtle.gif

[Woofer]

http://jeffasherwoodsafaris.com/web/uploads/img47a0807eedc33.jpg


Turtle tour 1

The other nesting turtle in this area is the giant Leatherback – the largest marine turtle in the world. Weighing an incredible 500- 750 kg, this massive reptile is a true wonder of nature. She has very large flippers and her skin is decorated with pink and white spots, whilst the name reflects the characteristic leathery carapace that covers her back. Adult leatherbacks live on an exclusive diet of jellyfish and are immune even to the toxins of the deadly Man o’ War. Their breeding routine is similar to that of the Loggerhead.

[Wuducynn]

This one many people have seen before but it's still funny and I thought appropriate for this thread...

http://kritterkorner.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/cartoon_hare-and-turtle.gif

:lol: :thumbsup:

[pathoftheturtle]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/h-wt-tv.jpg
Definitely see the T.V. adaptation of Hogfather (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765458/), if only for this opening sequence showing the Discworld from outer space.

[Lily-sai]

*a happy sigh* Discworld! It's so beautiful. I've got a big poster of the Great A'Tuin. <3

(and I of course have seen the Hogfather. surprisingly well done, I have to say.)

[Dinorawr]

I actually thought turtles were awesome before even peeking into all things DT but since reading them they have most definitely gone up in my estimation of all things turtleness! :rock:

[Wuducynn]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/h-wt-tv.jpg
Definitely see the T.V. adaptation of Hogfather (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765458/), if only for this opening sequence showing the Discworld from outer space.

:rock:

[obscurejude]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii303/rtbradle/th_200px-Turtles.jpg

[jayson]

ryan wins the thread. :clap:

[Brice]

ryan wins the thread internetz. :clap:

fixed that for you. :lol:

[obscurejude]

I couldn't pass that one up. :lol:

[Brice]

They'll likely all three make it their AVs. :lol:

[pathoftheturtle]

The prehistoric archelon: real life turtles of enormous girth!http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/a-s-p.jpg
Not exactly Great A'Tuin, but still a fascinating case in biological reality. :)

[jayson]

Neato! :D

[Wuducynn]

Wow! Nice!

[Letti]

Awww, Letti, they're so tiny! How cute!

They got damn big very fast. :D

[Lily-sai]

Woah, that one definitely is at least Great A'Tuin's distant cousin or something. Very impressive!

[idk, my bff jill?]

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn279/ninjaplease23/498xp4x.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g38/aboyd1018/tinyturtles.jpg

Turtles are so cute.

The little turtle I had when I was little was called Michelangelo. :P

[pathoftheturtle]

:D
So sweet. :)
While we're on the tiny end, here's a skoldpadda... (with thanks to Frunobulax) :D
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/bne04-e.jpg

[Woofer]

It's Tocktober at Cuteoverload.com (http://www.cuteoverload.com).

http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/n8602147_40986097_6565-520-1-_tplq.jpg?w=449&h=484

[rosie real]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Wuducynn]

The best...thread..ever!

To celebrate it's continued awesomeness witness ...

A turtle mailbox!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2467347905_83b4765867.jpg?v=0

[rosie real]

i have to have that. now, how to convince sai husband of this need? :orely:

[Whidden]

I don't show up or post much, I'm sorry if this is old news here. I did a search, couldn't find anything.

But my search skills are feeble.

So I decided to post it in this old thread from last year on turtles, since the main part of the picture is a turtle. But I was kind of excited about it.

I got a new computer a month or so ago, and yesterday went to change the desktop and chose this one that comes with Windows 7

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Whidden/image19.png



It's a Windows 7 desktop wallpaper that is named IMG19

Yeah, they named it 19.

It's really a Dark Tower desktop. See my reasons why.

1. The turtle
2. The Train (Blaine) or closer to Charlie the Choo Choo
3. Rose in the middle
4. A Tower like castle (though it's not dark) with beams coming out the top, though it's the wrong number of beams I think...
5. Robot carrying a log (Andy the messenger robot maybe)
6. The two dogs or wolves remind me of the hounds that were by the waterfall that Blaine went by.
7. A dragon (might be a Eyes of the Dragon reference or Crimson King)
8. The name of it is image 19
9. There is a horn over on the right, a giant creature of some kind makes it mouth into a horn.


I think someone at Windows is a Dark Tower fan, but didn't want to get sued, so they did what they could do.

[Whidden]

Sorry, for some reason, the photobucket is posting the wrong picture, I'll fix the post up top in a few minutes.


Edit: it was too big and it freaked out photobucket, so I had to resize it. Kind of hard to see everything, but if you have windows 7, it will be in your desktop wallpaper, and you can see it in more detail.

[Brice]

It looks like how you described...and pretty awesome too.

[Whidden]

@Brice,

it really is neato, isn't it? I wish I knew the artist and the story behind it, but it doesn't have anything on it information wise that I can find.

I forgot about the horn, over on the right, there is some creature that makes it's mouth into a horn. I'll edit my post up top.

[Brice]

Quite clearly a dt fan did this. :thumbsup:

[Daghain]

That's supercool.

[Woofer]

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/funny-dog-pictures-turtle-watching.jpg

[Daghain]

:lol: That dog looks completely fascinated!

[pathoftheturtle]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/399882584_142aab1eb6.jpg?v=0


I'm happy that this thread has been revived.

[Woofer]

I have some more turtle pix to post, but here's one I found:

http://cheezcomixed.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/129103229037895209.jpg

[thebumblerinblack]

Here's an awesome looking soft shelled turtle
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h66/puppetlegs/soft-shelled-turtle.jpg

this is a watercolor I did recently of a sea turtle
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h66/puppetlegs/seaturtlesm.jpg

and this isnt exactly a turtle, but I couldnt resist
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h66/puppetlegs/turtle_cat-1.jpg

[Woofer]

Cool pictures. Your water color is very nice, bumbler in black.

[thebumblerinblack]

Thank you, Woofer. I love the "I like turtles" kid! that video's so funny.

[Woofer]

It is! The best thing about it, IMO, is that the comment is so random that it feels like something one of Romero's zombies (especially in Dawn of the Dead) might have said could it articulate that well.

[Woofer]

Gann's Turtles*

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/TheCuteWoofer/Wildlife/GannTurtles01.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/TheCuteWoofer/Wildlife/GannTurtles02.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/TheCuteWoofer/Wildlife/GannTurtles03.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/TheCuteWoofer/Wildlife/GannTurtles04.jpg

These are my friend's turtles. Her last name is Gann. I just made the connection as I was posting this. :o:orely::o

[Brice]

serendipity :D

[ladysai]

A cool place to find turtles:

http://www.turtleseatingthings.com/

http://www.turtleseatingthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/137124864_ccdd42229b1.jpg

[pathoftheturtle]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/loggerhead2.jpg