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WillParkinson

(16,880 posts) Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:07 PM Nov 2019

This albino turtle is absolutely stunning

https://www.thescienceandspace.com/2019/11/this-albino-turtle-is-absolutely.html

A few more pictures at the link.

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This albino turtle is absolutely stunning (Original Post) WillParkinson Nov 2019 OP

Gorgeous. Looks like it belongs in a painting... FM123 Nov 2019 #1

What a beautiful creature. Arkansas Granny Nov 2019 #2

Wow! Gorgeous... hlthe2b Nov 2019 #3

Incredibly beautiful Kurt V. Nov 2019 #4

For comparison, a normal turtle of that kind looks like this... RainCaster Nov 2019 #5

This is a beauty in its own right. Thanks for posting. dameatball Nov 2019 #12

Wow. So interesting, and beautiful, too. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #21

Absolutely a beautiful turtle shraby Nov 2019 #6

I should have known that some existed, LuvNewcastle Nov 2019 #7

Doesn't look healthy to me. brush Nov 2019 #8

Stunning. K & R warmfeet Nov 2019 #9

Enchanting little creature. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #10

Must admit I didn't know they existed. Maybe comparing turtles to Mitch is an insult...to turtles. dameatball Nov 2019 #11

Never heard of such a thing!...thanks for sharing! Karadeniz Nov 2019 #13

I think he's just a hippie. EveHammond13 Nov 2019 #14

I think you're on to something. Dem2theMax Nov 2019 #15

+1 EveHammond13 Nov 2019 #18

Looks like he's headed for a Grateful Dead show. Yavin4 Nov 2019 #16

Simply beautiful mikewv Nov 2019 #17

Wow man! A Psychedelic turtle! Fla Dem Nov 2019 #19

It's the arrival of a Great Turtle Master, to announce the dawn of higher turtle consciousness. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #20

Beautiful burrowowl Nov 2019 #22

Kicking for turtle. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #23

FM123

(10,384 posts)

1. Gorgeous. Looks like it belongs in a painting...

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:09 PM

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Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts)

2. What a beautiful creature.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:10 PM

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hlthe2b

(114,667 posts)

3. Wow! Gorgeous...

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:10 PM

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Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

4. Incredibly beautiful

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:11 PM

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RainCaster

(13,888 posts)

5. For comparison, a normal turtle of that kind looks like this...

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:13 PM

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Thanks for the link- s/he is beautiful.

dameatball

(7,671 posts)

12. This is a beauty in its own right. Thanks for posting.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:49 PM

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Judi Lynn

(164,164 posts)

21. Wow. So interesting, and beautiful, too. Thank you. n/t

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Tue Nov 12, 2019, 09:17 PM

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shraby

(21,946 posts)

6. Absolutely a beautiful turtle

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:19 PM

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LuvNewcastle

(17,911 posts)

7. I should have known that some existed,

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:20 PM

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but I never thought I'd see an albino turtle! I wonder if they'll bring him in to live in a zoo or something. Albino animals don't usually fare well in the wild. Albino humans have a hard time too, sad to say.

brush

(61,033 posts)

8. Doesn't look healthy to me.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:21 PM

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warmfeet

(3,321 posts)

9. Stunning. K & R

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:44 PM

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dewsgirl

(14,965 posts)

10. Enchanting little creature.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:45 PM

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dameatball

(7,671 posts)

11. Must admit I didn't know they existed. Maybe comparing turtles to Mitch is an insult...to turtles.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:48 PM

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Karadeniz

(24,761 posts)

13. Never heard of such a thing!...thanks for sharing!

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:52 PM

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EveHammond13

(2,855 posts)

14. I think he's just a hippie.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 09:20 PM

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Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)

15. I think you're on to something.

Reply to EveHammond13 (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 11, 2019, 09:36 PM

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He's wearing tie-dye for sure.

EveHammond13

(2,855 posts)

18. +1

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 10:28 PM

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Yavin4

(37,182 posts)

16. Looks like he's headed for a Grateful Dead show.

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 09:52 PM

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The 60s are over. Get a job hippie!

mikewv

(298 posts)

17. Simply beautiful

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 10:13 PM

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wow... just wow

Fla Dem

(27,763 posts)

19. Wow man! A Psychedelic turtle!

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Mon Nov 11, 2019, 10:28 PM

Nov 2019

It’s beautiful.

Judi Lynn

(164,164 posts)

20. It's the arrival of a Great Turtle Master, to announce the dawn of higher turtle consciousness.

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Tue Nov 12, 2019, 09:09 PM

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What an amazing little being. Hope it will be protected, and not imperiled by its uniqueness.

burrowowl

(18,494 posts)

22. Beautiful

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Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:59 AM

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Judi Lynn

(164,164 posts)

23. Kicking for turtle. n/t

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Wed Nov 13, 2019, 04:05 AM

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