For those concerned about the turtle’s safety:

The person holding the turtle is working for a turtle conservation group that actually does keep the eggs in incubators and release them into the wild when it’s time. I’m sure they know what they’re doing.

My grandfather worked for one of these organizations in FL when he was retired, before he passed away. I sent this video to my grandmother to share my happy memories of him. Thank you, cuteoverload.

What kind of camera did you use? It has such great picture.

dear “puttheturtledown!!!!” -
that response was SO inappropriate/ridiculous/demented. you really need to relax. that turtle was being held for a very short time, not jarred or jostled around, just gently held. CHILL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-mFXrvTkLk&feature=channel_page

i mean seriously this song fits pretty darn well with this post.

I am so glad that turtles are getting the recognition they deserve. They really give bunnehs a run for their disapproving money. They have a constant scowl on their tiny faces. But it’s a totally cute scowl! =D

and puttheturtledown…yes, I do believe some people would awww at a dangling premie. Then they’d put it back in the incubator and it would live happily ever after, just like this turtle. So calm down.

Cute maybe…astoundingly beautiful, yes. Thanks for the symbol of hope.

Ok. i love this site. i can even deal with dogs dressed as frogs and such, even though that is cruel (its more of a psychological cruelty, and no worse than what our parents did to us and we turned out ok). but people, pulease. do not endanger the lives of animals so that we can go oooooh i love turtles… sew cuuuute! what’s next, is someone going to post a video of a squirming premie plucked out of an incubator and dangled as it mewls pathetically to make us go awwwwww… thinking caps on cutesters. please.

. . . back atcha, little one.

Oh fer poseidon’s sake…Adorable, yes, but…Don’t pick up sea turtles in the wild!!! You lessen their already extremely slim chance of survival. OK, I nuffed. Sue me.

i LOVEEEE turtles DD

he actually looks like he would fly away if those fingers weren’t holding him.