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Ocelot II

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41. I've always found monkeys and apes slightly creepy. They look too human

Reply to cab67 (Reply #36)

Fri Mar 1, 2024, 04:42 PM

Mar 2024

without actually being human. I've read that bonobos are somewhat less nasty than chimps, and that orangutans can be quite nice.

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You know how people compare Mitch McConnell with a turtle? [View all] cab67 Feb 2024 OP

Thanks for the great post BOSSHOG Feb 2024 #1

Cuff and Link. cab67 Feb 2024 #4

K&R ! stonecutter357 Feb 2024 #2

Mea maxima culpa! niyad Feb 2024 #3

Not those turtles. This turtle ... Earth-shine Feb 2024 #5

I understand the similarity. cab67 Feb 2024 #8

Turtles are indubitably superior to Mitch. ShazzieB Mar 2024 #12

Gotcha. Earth-shine Mar 2024 #20

I'm a herpetologist. I'm allowed. cab67 Mar 2024 #26

Of course you're allowed. But that doesn't make it appropriate, relevant, or useful. Earth-shine Mar 2024 #32

You're right. cab67 Mar 2024 #44

Cool. Thanks. Used to have a good sized terrapin that would periodically show up in backyard. Silent Type Feb 2024 #6

Should add - cab67 Feb 2024 #7

Gamera is really neat! johnp3907 Mar 2024 #9

Too much of a Godzilla purist to be a Gamera fan. cab67 Mar 2024 #25

Beautiful post canetoad Mar 2024 #10

Great photos! limbicnuminousity Mar 2024 #11

cephalopods are amazing. cab67 Mar 2024 #24

There's a great documentary on (I think) Netflix, "My Octopus Teacher." Ocelot II Mar 2024 #28

Cthulhu in particular. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #29

Totally agree, I have a tortoise and both him 🐢 Raine Mar 2024 #13

I have two desert tortoises and a box turtle. StarryNite Mar 2024 #19

Thanks so much! I've had the exact same thoughts since I love turtles, too! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2024 #14

handsome animal. cab67 Mar 2024 #23

"Of Time and Turtles" AverageOldGuy Mar 2024 #15

That sounds like a great book. StarryNite Mar 2024 #18

another interesting piece of trivia - cab67 Mar 2024 #21

As much as I hate to say so, Demobrat Mar 2024 #16

Fair enough, but... cab67 Mar 2024 #22

I agree 100% StarryNite Mar 2024 #17

I feel the same way when evil people are compared with snakes. cab67 Mar 2024 #30

Or pigs. I don't like to see nasty humans compared to pigs, Ocelot II Mar 2024 #31

though I have to say - cab67 Mar 2024 #37

So how was the dinner? Ocelot II Mar 2024 #40

crocodylians taste like what they're fed. cab67 Mar 2024 #42

I've always liked turtles. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #27

Chimpanzees are pretty much assholes. Elessar Zappa Mar 2024 #33

I've never been a fan of Old World primates. cab67 Mar 2024 #36

I've always found monkeys and apes slightly creepy. They look too human Ocelot II Mar 2024 #41

I've heard the same. cab67 Mar 2024 #43

Turtles have more ethics than Moscow Mitch. Sneederbunk Mar 2024 #34

Geochelone-elegans Donkees Mar 2024 #35

beautiful cab67 Mar 2024 #38

What beautiful turtles! Or are they tortoises? Ocelot II Mar 2024 #39

Interesting question cab67 Mar 2024 #45