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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCouple divorce after 115 years together
If these 2 can't make it work then what's the chances for the rest of us?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/turtle-divorce_n_1581463.html?ref=mostpopular
Turtle Divorce: Giant Turtles Divorce After 115 Years Together
You can't say they didn't try.
After an impressive 115 years together, two giant turtles at an Austrian zoo are refusing to share their cage anymore, the Austrian Times reported Friday.
"We get the feeling they can't stand the sight of each other anymore," said Helga Happ, director of the Klagenfurt-based zoo, where the turtles -- Bibi, the female and Poldi, the male -- have lived for the last 36 years. Before that, they called Basel Zoo in Switzerland home.
According to the paper, zoo staff realized something was amiss when Bibi bit off a chunk of her partner's shell. When the attacks continued, Poldi was moved to another cage.
Animal experts even attempted couples' counseling -- feeding the turtles aphrodisiacs and encouraging them to play games together. But so far, efforts have failed to bring the shelled lovers back together.
Turtle Divorce: Giant Turtles Divorce After 115 Years Together
You can't say they didn't try.
After an impressive 115 years together, two giant turtles at an Austrian zoo are refusing to share their cage anymore, the Austrian Times reported Friday.
"We get the feeling they can't stand the sight of each other anymore," said Helga Happ, director of the Klagenfurt-based zoo, where the turtles -- Bibi, the female and Poldi, the male -- have lived for the last 36 years. Before that, they called Basel Zoo in Switzerland home.
According to the paper, zoo staff realized something was amiss when Bibi bit off a chunk of her partner's shell. When the attacks continued, Poldi was moved to another cage.
Animal experts even attempted couples' counseling -- feeding the turtles aphrodisiacs and encouraging them to play games together. But so far, efforts have failed to bring the shelled lovers back together.
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Couple divorce after 115 years together (Original Post)
LynneSin
Jun 2012
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Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)1. Aw. That's just sad. To be fair though, Bibi was just being kinky...
...when she bit Poldi.
rug
(82,333 posts)3. She should have know Poldi couldn't speak the safe word.
ret5hd
(20,532 posts)2. Well, after a 115 yrs of...
"Well, what do you want to do today, hon?" he finally got tired of it.
His last words to her were "Don't you GET IT!?!?!? We live in a f$#@'in ZOO!!!"
Soon after the biting started.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)4. The male started seeing an iguana.