Aviation East
Natasha ๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐บ๐ณ๏ธโ๐I wish someday to be half as happy as this turtle on a skateboard, chasing a cat ...
mirabilos@Natasha_Jay cat is like wtf?
Tina ๐@Natasha_Jay wow! what an experience that must be for the lil turtle! 
Irina@Tina @Natasha_Jay FINALLY they can go fast!
Lasse Beyer
2xfo@lasse @irina @Tina @Natasha_Jay
I was honestly concerned that their little brain might not be able to see what's happening at this speed, but now i think they're all good so thank you
I was honestly concerned that their little brain might not be able to see what's happening at this speed, but now i think they're all good so thank you
@RnDanger @irina @Tina @Natasha_Jay and they have an amazing eyesight to boot. My little Cassie can spot me moving, 5 metres across the room, from out of her tank!
Violet Madder@lasse @irina @Tina @Natasha_Jay
Oh that's a good point I hadn't thought about that! No wonder it seems to adapt so readily.
Arnim Sommer ๐ช๐บ@Natasha_Jay
What did the cat to the turtle to be chased like that?
What did the cat to the turtle to be chased like that?
@ArnimRanthoron @Natasha_Jay
You think the turtle terrarium doesn't have someone perched it outside all night?
You think the turtle terrarium doesn't have someone perched it outside all night?
Danny Boling โฎ๏ธ@RnDanger @ArnimRanthoron @Natasha_Jay
The tortoise just wants to be friends and to be included in whatever's going on around it. They are very curious and social critters. 
The Tech Lord โ `Lex Pendragon@Natasha_Jay It's Michelangelo's baby video!
Edwin G. 
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fluffy ๐@Natasha_Jay that video is great but Iโm very curious about that ragtime version of levan polkka
Adrianna Piลska@fluffy @Natasha_Jay I think that's a ragtime version of The Wellerman!
@fluffy @Natasha_Jay I had to look up the Ievan Polkka just to make sure they weren't the same melody. They're definitely not, but they're similar enough that they've been mashed up multiple times: https://www.google.com/search?q=Ievan+polkka+wellerman&udm=14&tbs=li:1
an actual bus
RobynWellerman. An employee of the Weller brothers, who ran a resupply business for whalers in Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (the great ocean of Kiwa / South Pacific)
@confluency @fluffy @Natasha_Jay
trachelipus@fluffy @Natasha_Jay
The music for the turtle video is Scott Bradlee's reinterpretation of "The Wellerman" in stride/ragtime style.
The music for the turtle video is Scott Bradlee's reinterpretation of "The Wellerman" in stride/ragtime style.
@trachelipus @Natasha_Jay Ah, so it is. I was getting my folk songs confused!
@trachelipus @Natasha_Jay well anyway now I'm gonna have to do a ragtime version of Ievan Polkka
stephaniepixie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐@Natasha_Jay I never get tired of watching this video ๐
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CavyherdIf you haven't already, go find the YouTube channel; there are a bunch of these videos. My favorites are the ones where Turtle rolls up to Cat, & then sits & stares up at Cat's face like, "Pleeeeese be my friend!"
Cat ๐๐ฅ (D.Burch) 
โ @Natasha_Jay Gotta go fast!
Laurens ๐@catsalad @Natasha_Jay The turtle doesn't even walk very slowly without its skateboard, but it clearly learnt to move around on it quite well.
@ElBeeToots @catsalad @Natasha_Jay
I think most people would be shocked at how fast tortoises can run. When they want to, of course!
steeph's old profile โ Now at @@Natasha_Jay I found this video too short, so I went and found this:
Those were cute as anything. Thanks for sharing!
DianeI wonder if the turtle had to learn how to use the skateboard, or if riding the skateboard felt like swimming to the turtle.
r-hold@Natasha_Jay aww, it clearly only wants to play and the poor cat is freighted
Selden@Natasha_Jay On the other hand the cat looks positively shell shocked.
โ๏ธSnowyIn๐จ๐ฆโ๏ธ@SeldenOtter I see what you did there. lol
John Griffith
Just Tom... ๐@Natasha_Jay - Oh, that's the very definition of happiness!
EdgeAnd, just because it is a perfect accompaniment, here is Sandy Boynton's "Speed Turtle" sung by the late Brian Wilson.
Speed Turtle
ResunaMan, assistive technology can really enhance agency in anyone.
Nate Allen@Natasha_Jay this made @mandy_allen cackle with glee, thanks.
The Sleight Doctor ๐๐@Natasha_Jay My dad's tortoise and cat are mortal enemies. Most people don't realise that if they're warm enough, tortoises can manage surprising bursts of speed. And of course, the tortoise is a cat-proof animal so watching it terrorise the feline can be highly amusing.
Wilfried Klaebe@ApostateEnglishman The cat could probably just go somewhere where the tortoise cannot go...
@wonka @Natasha_Jay Well yes, but instead it tries to fight the armour-plated aggressor, which is why it's so funny.
Cetraria@ApostateEnglishman @Natasha_Jay Having lived with a former partner's tortoises for many years, I can definitely confirm this. Those little boogers can achieve a surprising level of speed if they're sufficiently motivated. The cats always gave them a wide berth. The more active male tortoise was always more interested in finding females than what the cats were up to.
@ApostateEnglishman @Natasha_Jay
And cats are justn โขnotโข programmed to be pursued by something smaller than they are. You see this same effect with ferrets.
@cavyherd @Natasha_Jay Right! The cat could just jump onto something and sit there smugly, but it's instincts tell it to attack because the thing is half its size. But the tortoise has had millions of years of evolution to adapt to exactly such attacks, so there's nothing the cat can do.
It's like human vs. tank. ๐
@ApostateEnglishman @Natasha_Jay
My favorite: watching the cat spot the ferret: "Oo! Small prey mammal!" & start stalking. Then the ferret catches sight of the cat & starts stalking โขbackโข. Stg, the cat's brain visibly shorts out. It starts backing up. You can see the thought balloon form: "Ohโoh no. Oh waitโthis isn't how this is supposed to goโ!"
The ferret then instinctively goes for the cat's belly. Cat levitates onto nearest elevated surface, & spends the rest of the evening sulking.
@cavyherd @Natasha_Jay Oh many a cat, or a rat, or a rabbit, has been outwitted by a ferret. Those things can take on anything. Once they get a hold they're not letting go until the prey has bled out. They're relentless.
Our family has kept ferrets too.
@ApostateEnglishman @Natasha_Jay
Ah. Then You Know
Humans, also ๐
An intimidation index that would embarrass a bear.
I gotta get my tort a skateboard! ๐น
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Greg Bell@Natasha_Jay "come back! We can finally be friends and hang out! Whee!"
Rob@Natasha_Jay that turtle is living its best life
MATE X@Natasha_Jay
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So Cute!! Thanks for sharing .
RozzychanI must say, this is Quality content.
The fast turtle is something I never new existed, but am am better for seeing this.
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Resolviendo la incรณgnita ๐@Natasha_Jay The turtle's POV.
Peace is Not A Fable 
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Ciggy Bringer of SmokeImagine being a turtle your whole life only having that speed in the water, then Lo! This happens out of nowhere and you can glide on the land as you would in the water - hell yeah Im chasing a cat, come here gato!