FARK.com: (6868675) "Extinct" tortoise may just be playing the slowest game of hide and seek ever

		"Extinct" tortoise may just be playing the slowest game of hide and seek ever (blogs.nature.com)		20
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Ghastly

2012-01-09 08:22:40 PM

What's an extinct tortoise?

TheOther

2012-01-09 08:28:14 PM

OH Flo-Re-Na!
Chelonoidis nigra nigra!

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OHHH! Flo -Reee-Naaa!
nigra nigra Chelonoidis!

Dead for Tax Reasons

2012-01-09 08:44:57 PM

wow....wow...

I_Am_Weasel

2012-01-09 09:40:21 PM

Wherever those tortoises are, I just hope they're happy together.

FunkOut

2012-01-09 10:39:36 PM

JasonOfOrillia

2012-01-09 10:49:15 PM

Well, in all fairness their previous contacts with mankind have not gone well. I'd hide too.

Ghastly: What's an extinct tortoise?

Do you know what a turtle is? Same thing.

Ghastly

2012-01-09 10:54:08 PM

JasonOfOrillia: Well, in all fairness their previous contacts with mankind have not gone well. I'd hide too.

Ghastly: What's an extinct tortoise?

Do you know what a turtle is? Same thing.

I've never seen an extinct turtle... but I know what you mean.

JasonOfOrillia

2012-01-09 11:08:46 PM

Ghastly:
Do you know what a turtle is? Same thing.

I've never seen an extinct turtle... but I know what you mean.

Sorry, thought you were going for a Blade Runner quote.

hogans

2012-01-09 11:32:11 PM

You'd better check Sardinia. (new window)

red5ish

2012-01-09 11:41:12 PM

testudo aubreii??

zipdog

2012-01-09 11:52:31 PM

They're giving Helen Keller a run for her money.

Fluorescent Testicle

2012-01-09 11:53:26 PM

Chelonoidis nigra nigra, please.

taurusowner

2012-01-10 01:26:21 AM

FTA: (bar one or two introduced animals kept as pets by the locals)

Well then it's not bloody extinct now is it? Exactly how does the term extinct apply to a species that is still alive in captivity?

taurusowner

2012-01-10 01:27:47 AM

Let me follow it up with this.

Extinct

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jingks

2012-01-10 01:33:27 AM

taurusowner: FTA: (bar one or two introduced animals kept as pets by the locals)

Well then it's not bloody extinct now is it? Exactly how does the term extinct apply to a species that is still alive in captivity?

The introduced animals are of a different species of tortoise, not the native Chelonoidis elephantopus.

attention span of a retarded fruit fly

2012-01-10 01:55:49 AM

jingks: taurusowner: FTA: (bar one or two introduced animals kept as pets by the locals)

Well then it's not bloody extinct now is it? Exactly how does the term extinct apply to a species that is still alive in captivity?

The introduced animals are of a different species of tortoise, not the native Chelonoidis elephantopus.

picky picky...

muck4doo

2012-01-10 07:28:03 AM

There's a large cash reward if you can make Lonesome George not lonesome anymore.

/Tortoise owner

Ishkur

2012-01-10 09:11:39 AM

They had trouble transporting the tortoise around the world (for zoos n such) because the animal was damn tasty.

No joke. Giant tortoise tastes like chicken, beef, mutton and butter put together. Every part of it -- even the organs, especially the liver -- is unbelievably delicious.

None of them made it to Europe because every time they tried to cart one (or more) over, they ended up eating it on the boat.

/I watch too much QI

funk_soul_bubby

2012-01-10 09:15:38 AM

They Darwin'd Darwin?

Wilgar

2012-01-10 12:56:24 PM

Ishkur: They had trouble transporting the tortoise around the world (for zoos n such) because the animal was damn tasty.

No joke. Giant tortoise tastes like chicken, beef, mutton and butter put together. Every part of it -- even the organs, especially the liver -- is unbelievably delicious.

None of them made it to Europe because every time they tried to cart one (or more) over, they ended up eating it on the boat.

/I watch too much QI

Also, they store drinkable water. Food and water in one handy container, perfect for storing on a ship.

/I also watch too much QI

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