Tortoise helps tortoise

[1monster]

Run time: 01:39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSdPRsVxlcw   Posted on YouTube: June 10, 2010 By YouTube Member: ZedgarDOS Views on YouTube: 447690   Posted on DU: June 25, 2010 By DU Member: 1monster Views on DU: 677

 
So who says animals are not sentient beings without feelings? Without self awareness or awareness of fellow creatures?

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I want to believe that the photographer would have helped the tortoise if the other one had not

succeeded...x(

Truly amazing video

[1monster]

2. Probably........ At least I hope so. Most people who work in animal parks or reserves do love

animals.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Was that video taken by someone who works in an animal preserve?

[1monster]

6. I assume so. The original video posting comes from a

web site that is written either in Russian or Greek.

This is the Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera) native to Greece.


This is the tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi) native to Russia.


Neither one of them look like the tortoises in the video.

The tortoises might be privately held; I made an assumption that could be wrong.

edited to add the originator of the video: http://troktiko.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_2782.html

[mikelgb]

8. they are leopard torts

http://africantortoise.com/leopard_tortoise.htm

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Thanks for the info..

[Angry Dragon]

3. Only the people that have no souls say animals are less than humans

Until we as a group realize that everything in the universe and on this planet is inter-connected
the rape of all living things including the earth is going to destroy the world

[Booster]

5. Wow. That's so sweet.

[mikelgb]

7. how cute, I have a baby leopard tortoise

waiting for him to grow, he is about a year now, still tiny

[Quixote1818]

9. What the hell? He didn't even thank they guy for the help. Just went on his way.

Very cool though.

[Voice for Peace]

10. phew!

[MiniMe]

12. I wonder how he got flipped over in the first place

[The Backlash Cometh]

13. Too adorable for words.