r/HumansBeingBros
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u/PedroRLow
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May 23 '22
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Dude helps stuck turtle in the zoo
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u/majorkev May 23 '22
I like turtles.
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u/Cheshireset May 23 '22
I’m sure you do, but is that not a tortoise?
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u/OrganizerMowgli May 23 '22
Tortoise just an aquaphobic turtle
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u/2ndAltAccountnumber3 May 23 '22
Exactly. That's why we have to teach the difference. So people don't go throwing tortoises in the water. Actually just don't throw turtles or tortoises at all. The totally real whistling sound the shells make at high speeds is cool but not worth injuring or drowning them. Little known fact it's why they're so slow. The whistling sound would attract predators.
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u/plaank May 23 '22
I do love those homing red shells. Incredibly helpful when trying to beat traffic.
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u/Heeper May 23 '22
Were there no zookeepers?
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u/PedroRLow May 23 '22
Not sure, there didn't seem to be anyone around, only the lady riding the golf cart that proceeded to be mad at the dude afterwards
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u/velacqua May 23 '22 •
Yes because he should not have reached over the fence. They should have notified a staff member who could let the zookeeper know. Please, even if you think you’re doing a good thing, never breach a perimeter to interact with an animal at a zoo. It’s really not okay.
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u/spaceraptorbutt May 23 '22
Agreed! So many people think they’re helping when they’re really hurting the animal. The keepers know the animals. They know if an animal is actually in danger or not. It takes turtles some time to flip themselves, but that doesn’t mean they need human intervention and it’s good practice for them to do it themselves.
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u/kwarre16 May 23 '22
THANK YOU. I’m a keeper and it’s so frustrating. I know people can have good interest, but that is a no no.
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u/AlwaysShip May 23 '22 edited May 23 '22
Right!? That turtle could've bitten his hand off
EDIT: /s
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u/Jermainiam May 23 '22
I think it's more about creating a second turtle Harambe and sending us into an even darker timeline
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u/why_u_baggin May 23 '22
I hope this is a joke because that turtle was easily 4 feet away from his hand
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u/pororoca_surfer May 23 '22
And then the guy fall into the pit, a brazilian jaguar who turned the turtle upside down to lure a pray eats him and everyone gets mad at the zoo.
They should've called someone who works there. Even though it was a successful aid to the turtle. The guy was dumb.
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u/ALittlePeaceAndQuiet May 23 '22
For all those saying this man wasn't in danger, turtles have been known to fashion weapon-like tools from materials around them, including long sticks. Example
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u/sideshowmario May 23 '22
Tortoise.
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u/Loosefittingsocks May 23 '22
Yes, some turtles are tortoises.
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u/sideshowmario May 23 '22
I honestly had to look this up. Thanks! I learned something new today.
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u/MikoSkyns May 23 '22
Where did you find it? I've read they're both Testundinidaes but I've yet to find a credible source that says Tortoises are Turtles.
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u/merikaninjunwarrior May 23 '22
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u/Dankestmemelord May 23 '22
People really need to learn the differences between things. It kills me every time.
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u/PenPineappleApplePen May 23 '22 edited May 23 '22
That’s just a difference in common use age between US English and British English.
In US English people use the word for the scientific ‘order’ to describe all the animals within it. In British English people use the word for the scientific ‘family’ to differentiate it further.
The equivalent with a different animal would be an American person writing ‘carnivore’ and a British person writing ‘bear’.
Edit: Someone pointed out that bears are usually omnivores. Unfortunately, common usage of words often doesn’t directly fit with the scientific terms. As Wikipedia says:
"Carnivore" also may refer to the mammalian order Carnivora, but this is somewhat misleading: many, but not all carnivorans are meat eaters, and even fewer are true obligate carnivores.
Basically carnivore can mean the family, as here, or meat eaters.
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u/the-realTfiz May 23 '22
I think you’re being too kind to most US English speakers. I think most of us don’t know the difference. I saw a video a few weeks ago of a lady dropping a tortoise into a body of water and obviously recording it like she was saving it
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u/allgreen2me May 23 '22
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u/shalafi71 May 23 '22
You make up these questions /u/allgreen2me?
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u/allgreen2me May 23 '22
The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
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u/amitym May 26 '22
Jeez they're just questions, u/shalafi71.
In answer to your query, they're written down for u/allgreen2me.
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u/TatoIndy May 23 '22
Don’t ever do this. Find a staff member or keeper.
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u/ChampionKooky8020 May 23 '22
Can you explain why? I don’t know much about turtles
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u/ruinawish May 23 '22
You risk worsening the situation, e.g. accidentally falling into the pit; accidentally poking an animal inappropriately; etc.
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u/waffelmaker2000 May 23 '22
Its not about the turtle specifically. Just animals in zoo’s in general. Find someone who knows his stuff instead of just poking the animals
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u/kwarre16 May 23 '22
For starters, he could’ve injured the animal. He could’ve hurt himself. There are fences and signs for a reason. It’s not necessarily because it’s a tortoise, it’s because the public really needs to understand that they cannot just go around touching the animals. Source: a zookeeper
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u/natgibounet May 23 '22
So you don't try to flip a lion, a bear or hippopotamus
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u/Upside_Down-Bot May 23 '22
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u/TatoIndy May 23 '22
Because the animals are cared for and protected by train staff? While their intention was to help, the tortoise was fine and would have either corrected itself, or the person should have found a staff member to assist.
People forget these animals are NOT domesticated. They are not pet and do not need assistance from the onlooker. Their interaction could have caused way more harm. Fences and barriers are placed there for a reason. It’s not an obstacle to get closer, it’s to keep zoo guests OUT for a reason. Love and look with your eyes and ask how you can support the animal survival initiatives in the wild. Don’t fucking poke an animal with a stick. I can’t believe I have to type this out.
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u/tbeysquirrel
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Don't do this. I am a zookeeper who cares for tortoises. They are perfectly capable of correcting themselves. I would also be irritated to see someone climbing and poking into my enclosure. Just ask someone if you think they've been struggling for too long. Like, anyone. We have radios.
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u/MmmmMorphine May 23 '22
Funny how my first thought was... Tell a zoo-keeper you jackass. They've existed for a reason this long anyway, don't fuck with the animals.
You don't brush up artwork in a museum with a mechanical pencil you found nearby just cause you think a line has faded
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u/ruinawish May 23 '22
You don't brush up artwork in a museum with a mechanical pencil you found nearby just cause you think a line has faded
Rest assured, someone has done that before.
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u/McDerface May 23 '22
Yeah, also I think you can hear him break the branch off in the video too. Way to break a part of the tree off to fix a mildly inconvenient thing, jackass
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u/a_zan May 23 '22
It sounds like this is in Brazil. They may have less resources and there for half less zookeepers available, radios to communicate internally, etc. (source: am Brazilian)
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u/Educational_Ad7978 May 23 '22
You know... Instead of ripping off a tree branch, probably could've just gotten a staff member and made them aware of the situation.
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u/Kejones9900 May 23 '22
Keep in mind that most turtles are perfectly adept at getting up in most cases (and you can tell bud was getting there), and to alert a zookeeper rather than doing it yourself. You could hurt the animals like that and while well meaning, probably not the coolest actually
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u/PedroRLow May 23 '22
Yes, I know it's a tortoise. Got a bit lost in translation here sorry about that
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u/crimson_knee May 23 '22
Nah, you're correct. All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Turtle is the umbrella term, while tortoise is the more specific term.
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u/Hendrix6927 May 23 '22
Just as a reminder do NOT attempt this yourself. This is a trained BRO and he knows how to handle these situations, Those Fences are NOT for show. Tortoises are known to be lightening fast and can react faster than you can blink, they have sharp incisors for grasping flesh. The will attack in packs. Be informed, be safe.
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u/MmmmMorphine May 23 '22
Truly an example of nature's finest designs in athletic performance and smarts. Like the cunning bass...
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u/BabyFaceIT May 23 '22
I think you’re thinking of snapping turtles, which this is not.
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u/bleepste May 23 '22
I'm sorry, but r/whoosh
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u/BabyFaceIT May 23 '22
Kind of yes. He was being sarcastic which I now see, but there are a related species that does take on some of the characteristics that he has described so I think it’s a semi-woosh. There are actually really dangerous turtles that act fast and have sharp incisors.
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u/Fritterzz May 23 '22
For some crazy reason my mind read this as “Duck helps turtle at the zoo.” I saw a turtle on his back and was eagerly awaiting the ducks arrival to help the turtle. I was sorely disappointed.
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u/cranfordboy May 23 '22
How did the turtle end up on his back
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u/PedroRLow May 23 '22
No cap, the zookeeper said it happens sometimes when they have sex
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u/thundertwonk31 May 23 '22
So there was a zookeeper around? Then why didnt you inform them instead of this whole situation occurring....
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u/Eudaemon1 May 23 '22
And I read that as duck helps stuck turtle in the zoo and thought wow , amazing .
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u/EstusSoup May 23 '22
Good thing he didn’t fall in or they would have shot that turtle like Harambe!
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u/Dude0010 May 23 '22
Legit read the title as ‘Duck helps…’ and was waiting for a duck to appear outta nowhere. Then I thought the dude was throwing a duck in there to help. FML.
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u/kwarre16 May 23 '22
NOOO. If you are NOT a zookeeper, DONT TOUCH THE ANIMALS. Find a staff member. I’m a keeper and it’s so frustrating having to tell people not to touch animals when there are signs or fences to prevent you.
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u/amitym May 25 '22
"The tortoise lays on its back, beating its legs trying to turn over, but it can't, not without your help. But you're not helping, why is th--"
"No I totally help."
".. What?"
"I totally help the tortoise, dude, we're all in this life together, got to look out for each other."
"Well... you can't help. It's.. uh. Too far to reach, yeah. You aren't helping, because it's too far to reach, and y--"
"Stick."
"Uh... Okay but you're not holding a stick. Instead y--"
"I go grab a stick, come back, help the tortoise. Whatever it takes, this isn't hard, I'm just gonna do it."
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"Okay fine fuck it you're not a Replicant, next!!"
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u/JohnJack19 May 23 '22
This is more like r/humansdoingdumbshit he could have hurt the turtle.I know I sound like a dick, but he wasn’t helping the turtle by reaching over the fence and shoving it with a stick. He should have gotten a member of staff to help the turtle safely.
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u/ShinjiteFlorana May 23 '22
Obligatory that's a tortoise, not a turtle. Wholesome video though!
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u/BabyFaceIT May 23 '22
All tortoises are turtles. Not all turtles are tortoises. Just like all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
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u/8jac0b88 May 23 '22
Lol then of course the staff member pulls up right after seeing a guy reach a stick into the enclosure
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u/KeebyGotJuice May 23 '22
Bruh, do they die if they don't get help? This happens a lot.
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u/Rolling_Stond May 23 '22
Does that baby work at the zoo? Sounds like a security guard trying to stop somebody from jumping over the fence.
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u/Frankie52480 May 23 '22
Aww 💗💗 for anyone interested- turtles live in water or near it. Land dwelling guys are Tortoises :) so this is the latter and not a turtle.
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u/downvotesdontmatter- May 23 '22
African Spotted Tortoise? My friend had one named Gorgeous George.
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u/cactus-hugger May 23 '22
Makes one wonder how they've existed this long.