turtle helps turtle who's flipped over

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A very loyal turtle friend....for the Haven:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK9Xj7eY0UU[/youtube]

Awh.

Pretty cool.

Great, from what I know turning a turtle upside down can lead to its death. So one of these turtles was saving the life of the other one. This is a wounderful thing to see, as it shows that a passing turtle is willing to help another one.

I ask the question of why did the camera man not right the turtle. If I found a turtle stuck upside down I would be inclined to put it back on its feet rather than waiting for another turtle to do the turning over.

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Aww, that is a so touching

Thank you for posting that, LabPet!

Turtles are bright. I once knew a slider who learnt to eat from a spoon. The same red ear climbed up on a low shelf and let her owner hold up a boot for her to crawl onto and so she took the "lift" down to the floor. She was taught 3 hand commands and reacted to them.
When her companion died she was desperate to get to the empty aquarium and then to the empty spot, she was very obviously looking for her friend. She wouldn't eat for weeks (and this was in spring, so it wasn't hibernation time). It was heart breaking

She was also a master at getting past objects in her way (much like the turtle in the video below) and if the door wasn't closed completely she could always open it with her leg, even if it opened towards her into the room she was in.

Door opening turtle:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mfJn7Dw55s[/youtube]

Turtle who has learnt hand commands:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTYl_Vkgv5c[/youtube]

Last night I dreamt of turtles - they are just cool. Love Florida the trained turtle (above vid)

The turtle in that last vid looks hungry.

Awe, that's sweet. :O)

I came in to this forum feeling sad but now I am crying for a different reason! Thanks for putting this here it's so sweet!

(we should have a collection of inspiring and cute animals in this forum!)

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That's absolutely lovely - if it really is a sign of friendship. I couldn't help thinking, however, that one turtle was really just pushing the other away from its territory.

@ 1:15 in first video when turtle starts flailing his legs

Ooh, I'm so glad to see this thread revived! It's one of my favorite threads here!